[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL TEACHER'S DAY

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Today is National 
Teacher's Day, a day which is very important to me and my family.
  This year's theme for National Teacher's Day is ``Great Teachers Make 
Great Public Schools.'' And I know that's true.
  I had wonderful teachers in the Jefferson County public schools, and 
those teachers had a tremendous impact on my life.
  Our three daughters are products of Jefferson County public schools, 
and my sister is a public school teacher.
  Few other professionals touch as many people as teachers do. Teachers 
are our role models, our confidants, our taskmasters and our moral 
compass.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House to invest 
in our schools, reduce class sizes and ensure that our teachers have 
the tools and resources they need to give our children the high quality 
education necessary to succeed in an increasingly competitive global 
economy.

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