dr. davidson? >> mr. chairman, i would like to second what allan just said about the importance of these hearings and the way you've been able to focus public attention over time to this very, very important need inside our government. i think the good news is that models are there, that we can make a difference and those models are scaleable. so that we've mentioned title 6, the state department programs, and the flagship and star talk. these are excellent models that don't have to be reinvented. and they're operating in 150 places or in 12 places or in 24 places. it would take so little to double that number. marginal difference in the cost would enable those models to be generalized and disseminated more broadly in the country. thank you. >> thank you. i want to thank you so much for your responses and, of course, your statements. it will be helpful to this subcommittee. we look upon you as those who have been with this problem that we -- we're facing and together. we can use our information to try to

dr. davidson, please proceed with your statement. >> thank you very much, senator ochoa. it's been my pleasure to serve for the last four years. the u.s. is in a strong position to address the needs that have been so articulately and eloquently spoken today by our colleagues from dod, odni, state, justice, education, the foreign affairs community, and american business. if we are to meet the demands of keeping the peace around the globe that's called for by secretary a net that of engaging audiences and institutions around the world and not just their english-speaking elites as envisioned by president obama and secretary clinton. and also detecting the intentions and preventing the actions of those who would do us harm as nsa director has stated. then what is needed is a citizenry and government workforce that includes substantial numbers of persons professionally fluent and culturally literal. research shows that professional level knowledge of language is highly sensitive to cultural signals and cues of understanding not only what people say but also how they use langua

dr. davidson. my next question is for the panel. i would like to give you all an opportunity to provide any final statements or comments that you would like to make. i know you have lots to say about foreign languages. again, any final statements or comments you would like to make. >> thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to testify to you and the subcommittee. we represent the majority of people that actually produce that work that generates $2.10 trillion in revenue. we would really welcome the opportunity to cooperate with the previous panel and this panel. we all have the same challenges. at this point, we are not really talking. again, thanks for the invitation and i am looking forward to more conversation here after. thank you. >> thank you. dr. goodman. >> thank you, senator. i simply hope this subcommittee in its exercise of government oversight will continue to focus on the issues you have identified since 9/11. then need for our country to be able to speak other languages, the role of academia, the role of the

dr. dan davidson who is president of the american councils for international education and president-elect of the joint national committee for languages. it is the custom as you know this committee to swear in all witnesses so i ask you to please rise and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony you're about to give this subcommittee is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, so help you god? thank you. let it be noted for the record that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. before we start, i want you to know that your full written statements will be made a part of the record. and i'd like also to remind you please limit your oral remarks to five minutes. so mr. lawlis, would you please proceed with your statement? >> -- my testimony about the business of language in the u.s. i will do so on behalf of the globalization and association

dr. gahl. >> davidson: i'm just getting to the point where i'm really at my last leg. to come here to be evaluated was really a big deal for me. >> logan: four years ago, when dr. gahl created this program to help people like christine, there was nothing of its kind in the u.s. here in his lab, scientists search for links between rare, unknown diseases and genetics. as with most of his patients, he suspects christine davidson's own genetic make-up may be at the root of her illness. >> gahl: do you have a brother, sister? >> davidson: yeah, i have two brothers that are totally healthy, and two sisters that do have health problems. >> gahl: but not this? so you have four siblings, and your dad, all of them are available for blood from if we need it? >> davidson: yeah. >> logan: as part of her evaluation, christine must undergo a week of intense testing here at the clinical center of the national institutes of health. dr. gahl has a small staff and a small budget, $3.5 million out of the billions the government spends on medical research here. so what's unique about what

dr. davidson, your testimony notes that there is a general lack of knowledge of how to develop and implement language training from early childhood and you recommend using five k-12 flagship model to build a pipeline of proficient language speakers. what key elements from this program emulated by schools across the nation? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i think the lessons of flagship car that best practices are out there in the field. flagship did not sort of create a bunch of mystical new ways of language but it mobilized the best thinking in the field and stood back with a certain perspective and said how can we do all of this letter and in a consistent way? i think in terms of the saddle role in the flagship model it is a very clever one in the sense that it doesn't attempt to purchase a turnkey shop with some kind the from the looks of the limited points of leverage along the way where a federal boost can make a difference in whether a program survives or student is motivated for the progress in learning that language is suitably of finance. for example, never to forget the importance of t

dr. dan davidson, who is president of the american councils of for international education and president elect of the joint national committee for languages. it is a custom to swear in all witnesses. i would ask you to please rise and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony you're about to give the subcommittee, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. thank you. let it be noted for the record that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. before we start, i want you to know that you pull written statements will be made upon the record. and i'd like also to remind you, please limit your oral remarks to five minutes. so mr. lawless, will you please proceed with your statement. >> the testimony about the language in the u.s. i will do so on behalf of the globalization and local suggestion association that's the international trade association for corporate sector. also known as gala. as an american citizens with a thick german accent and eye rash last name. i feel motivated to speak to you today on the shortage of lang ranch resources on the at economy securit