Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that..

Teachers are our greatest public servants; they spend their lives educating our young people and shaping our Nation for tomorrow..

This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy..

While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically s….

To date, nearly 100,000 Hispanics have died with AIDS. Since Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, our challenge is ….

I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and fundin….

In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of ….

For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local….

To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue b….

This Congress has promised all manner of border security and port security to the tune of billions of dollars... yet we have - to date - funded our p….

As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes along with….

Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfill….

I worked with the March of Dimes to enact legislation for a national birth defects prevention program to provide surveillance, research and preventiv….

Over the last five years, the Administration and the majority in Congress have appropriated less than $900 million for port security grants - despite….

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when ca….

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006..

Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need..

The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the….

Small businesses drive this economy and it is unacceptable that the President's budget proposal does not give them the tools they need to be successf….

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students..

It matters not what your individual position is on either war we are currently prosecuting - in Iraq or Afghanistan - certainly we can all agree prot….