[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              IN RECOGNITION OF TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

  (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, as we recognize National Teacher Appreciation 
Week, I rise today to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to 
every teacher in northwest Indiana and across our Nation who shows up 
every day with enthusiasm and positivity to prepare our next generation 
of leaders.
  As a Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, I will do my 
very best to stand with teachers and support their selfless efforts by 
providing appropriate direction, oversight, and funds through the 
Federal programs.
  While we are here in the beginning days of May, we should have a full 
budget proposal from the administration and be holding hearings in our 
respective subcommittees from agency leaders and defend the details of 
their budget requests.
  Instead, we find ourselves today with a four-page skinny budget and 
an executive order that proposes to dismantle the Department of 
Education.
  This is more than a budget cut. This is a direct hit on our 
classrooms, our children, and our future. Eliminating title I funding 
would mean over 600 teachers gone in northwest Indiana and critical 
support needs and programs hanging by a thread.
  During Teacher Appreciation Week, let's be clear. Appreciation isn't 
just a thank-you. It is action.
  Mr. Speaker, I will fight with everything I have to ensure that our 
educators get the respect, resources, and support that they deserve to 
keep doing the life-changing work that they do every single day.

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