Microsoft's Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill last Wednesday morn-ing and proposed a four- pronged plan he says will help ensure the United States remains "the world's innovation leader." Gates stressed to the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology the need for better educational opportunities for U.S. students, increased federal funding for basic scientific research, incentives for private-sector R&D, and the loosening of caps on H-18 visas, which allow highly skilled immigrants to work in this country.
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