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

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Solomon Ortiz was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative. Born on June 3, 1937, he represented Texas's 27th Congressional District. During his tenure, he focused on education, agriculture, and economic development. more

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

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“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.”

Knows World Pain Joy Father Birth Grandfather New Life Entering Defects Apprehension Premature Fathers And Grandfathers Birth Defects

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“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.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz

“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.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz

“It matters not what your individual position is on either war we are currently prosecuting - in Iraq or Afghanistan - certainly we can all agree protesting at military funerals is a cruel and unnecessary hardship on our military families during their most difficult hour.”

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“Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz

“Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.”

Needs Should Doe Helping Talking Teacher Students Promise Priorities Fulfilled Funding Teacher And Student

Author: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.”

Birth Research Program Rate March Legislation Defects Reducing Surveillance Dimes Prevention Birth Defects

Author:Solomon Ortiz

“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.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz

“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.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz