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 successful.

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

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

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

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.

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