[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7122]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL TEACHER WEEK

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, today, I join with people across the country 
to celebrate National Teacher Week, which recognizes the exemplary and 
important work that teachers do in classrooms every day.
  Research has shown that a good teacher is one of the most important 
factors in a student's academic success, so it is only appropriate that 
we take time during National Teacher Week to say ``thank you'' to these 
heroes who positively affect so many lives.
  We must also support teachers during these tough economic times by 
investing in education. I was proud to support the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act, which saved more than 1,000 jobs for teachers in 
southern Nevada, and the Jobs for Main Street Act, which passed the 
House and included a $23 billion jobs for education fund.
  With hundreds of thousands of teachers across the country facing 
potential pink slips because of budget crises at the local and State 
levels, I urge my colleagues in both Houses to work quickly to support 
education by saving vital teaching jobs throughout the country.

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