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 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.

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

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

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.