A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.

Penn State University is also nationally recognized for the exceptional research and patient care provided at the College of Medicine, located in my Congressional District in Hershey, PA.

And almost half of American oil consumption is for motor vehicles.

Penn State has also continued to be a leader in Pennsylvania's largest industry: Agriculture.

The Holocaust also shows us how a combination of events and attitudes can erode a society's democratic values.

Here in the United States, we have between 250 and 300 years of a coal supply. That is more than the amount of recoverable oil contained in the entire world.

Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning.