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 swearing all witnesses to 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 record that the witnesses answered in 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? >> thank you, chairman. thank you to this committee for allowing my testimony about the business of language in the u.s. i will do so on behalf of the globalization and association the international trade association for the corporate sector. as an american citizen with a thick german accent and an irish last name, i feel especially motivated to speak to you

dr. dan davidson, who is president of the council for international education, and president-elect of the joint committee for languages. it is a custom for this committee to swear in all witnesses. i will ask you to please rise and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony you are about to give this subcommittee is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god. let it be noted for the record that the witness's answer in the affirmative. before we start, i want you to know that your red -- your written statement will be made part of the record. please limit your oral remarks to five minutes. mr. lawless, please proceed with your statement. >> i would do so on behalf of the globalization and localization association. as an american citizen with a thick german accent and an irish last name, i feel especially motivated to speak to you today. the shortage of land which resources puts our economic security at risk. u.s. businesses exported about $1.50 trillion in goods and $600 billion in services last year. all of which depended on language services to sell

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