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

Over the last five years, the Administration and the majority in Congress have appropriated less than $900 million for port security grants - despite the Coast Guard's determination that $5.4 billion is needed over 10 years.

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

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

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

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

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.