House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is scheduled to deliver a speech at the National Press Club in Washington next week, laying out a new Democratic "innovation agenda". According to Pelosi staffers, next Tuesday’s speech will present the results of conversations with "business, technology, and academic leaders across the nation". A source familiar with the speech, titled "Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America #1," said that it would be "quite substantive and specific".
"The Innovation Agenda will create a new generation of innovators, spur innovation through research and development, guarantee broadband access for all Americans within five years, achieve energy independence in 10 years and create a competitive small business environment," according to a media advisory issued Friday.
In part, the speech appears to be designed to provide a Democratic response toward moving the economy forward through an emphasis on technology, as a counterpoint to Republican initiatives in the defense, counter-terrorism, and energy industries. "We’re attempting to cover a broad spectrum from medical R&D, energy, broadband/telecom, and not just to focus on the end user/consumer but at all levels of development," the source said.
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