[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY IMPACTED SCHOOLS, 
TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF FOR THEIR ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                     EDUCATION OF MILITARY CHILDREN

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                               speech of

                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today during the National Teacher 
Appreciation Week of 2004 in strong support of H. Res. 598, which 
recognizes and commends the teachers, administration, and staff of 
Military Impacted Schools, as well as those serving at the Department 
of Defense Education Activity schools world-wide.
  As a member of the House Impact Aid Coalition, I would like to thank 
these teachers and staff for their dedication to the over 750,000 
children of military personnel.
  In our current War on Terrorism, it is especially important for the 
children in these schools, many of whom have at least one parent 
deployed abroad, to have the support of these extraordinary teachers. 
Teachers serving Military Impacted schools encounter unique challenges 
every day as they help military children achieve a high degree of 
educational attainment.
  While none of the schools in the Texas 26th District are militarily 
impacted, the State of Texas is home to thousands of military 
personnel, and I would like to thank each and every one of the teachers 
who provide military children with support and an excellent education.

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