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

In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security.

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

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.

I worked with the March of Dimes to enact legislation for a national birth defects prevention program to provide surveillance, research and preventive services aimed at reducing the rate of birth defects.

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.

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