Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.

How we continue to fund Medicare and Medicaid into the future is a pressing issue of national concern.

Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.

And yet 50 percent of the kids who start high school in the United States today do not finish high school.

Medicaid is a vital safety net for New York's poor and vulnerable, young and old alike.

Any Congressional agreement of an arbitrary time table to bring our troops home before we have accomplished our mission is unacceptable and could potentially increase the risk to our soldiers.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.