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

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.

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

Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities.

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

While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.

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