In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans.- Solomon Ortiz
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.
I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.
From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor.
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.
Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.
Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities.
Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that.
Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.
As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees.
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.
