Teachers Are Our Greatest Public Servants; They

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 Is The Silver Bullet To Improve This Nation's Standing Worldwide... And Our Teachers Know That.

Mr. Speaker, I Rise Today To Recognize The Peace Corps As It Reached Its 45th Anniversary On March 1, 2006.

For My Constituents, Owning A Home Is The Culmination Of Many Years Of Hard Work And The Realization Of The American Dream. At No Time Should A Local Entity Take Those Years Of Hard Work Solely To Increase Their Tax Revenue.

This Congress Has Promised All Manner Of Border Security And Port Security To The Tune Of Billions Of Dollars... Yet We Have - To Date - Funded Our Promises For Port Security At Only $900 Million. That's Quite A Distance Between What We Say And What We Actually Do.