[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     COMMENDATION OF SENATOR GRAHAM

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, before the Senator from Florida leaves the 
floor, let me commend him for a very visionary statement about 
education, the need for an additional large number of teachers, and the 
vast source of knowledge which we can tap if we utilize people who have 
had a previous occupation and then are willing to go into teaching, 
which surely is as high a calling as exists, I believe, anywhere in the 
world. Teachers should be placed way up there on a pedestal, as far as 
I am concerned, because of the responsibilities they are given and the 
commitment so many of them have shown.
  I want to extend my congratulations to the Senator from Florida for 
selecting an area where we can really make a contribution through 
legislation to not only our children but to students at whatever age 
through the use of these great pools of talent he has identified.

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