Teachers Are Our Greatest Public

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 Premature Births And Birth Defects.

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 Even Greater.

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 Benefits For The Veterans And Military Retirees Who Have Already Served.

Education Is The Silver Bullet To Improve This Nation's Standing Worldwide... And Our Teachers Know That.

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 Promises For Port Security At Only $900 Million. That's Quite A Distance Between What We Say And What We Actually Do.