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Teachers Make A Difference, And We Would Serve Our Students Better By Focusing On Attracting And Retaining The Quality Teachers By Raising Teacher Pay.

There Are Important Questions About Protecting And Securing The Border, But We Don't Need To Build A Wall.

We Are Stronger Because We Recognize That Government Isn't The Sole Answer To The Most Important Questions, And We Welcome Community And Faith Based Organizations As Partners To Serve The Needs Of Florida Families.

We Mustn't Assume That We Are Going To Deinvent Government Solely From Inside The Beltway Or Within One Or Two Sessions Of Congress. We Will Do It One Step At A Time, In One Community At A Time - At The Local Level And Through Local Institutions Like Churches, Nonprofit And Volunteer Organizations And Families.

We Have Huge National Security Issues In This Country, And The United States Senate Ought To Be Pushing President [barack] Obama Towards The Proper Policies That Right Now Are A Complete Disaster Based On His Policies.