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The University of Texas-Pan American Welcomes to HESTEC
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,
Nancy Pelosi, to speak at HESTEC

For the first time in the history of the University, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives will visit the campus, announced Hinojosa at the press conference. Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be at the University the morning of Sept. 27 to speak to students, and business and community leaders during HESTEC Robotics Day. Pelosi, who ranks second in the line of presidential succession, will talk about her “Innovation Agenda” which seeks to add 100,000 new scientists, mathematicians and engineers to the American work force by the year 2010.

“I am very excited that the speaker of the house accepted my invitation to come to HESTEC,” Hinojosa said. “Speaker Pelosi has been a tireless advocate of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and has made innovation a top legislative priority in Congress. I look forward to showing her how ready we are in South Texas to move the ‘Innovation Agenda’ forward.”...Read More!