Foreign trade clearly holds down the cost of products we buy.

A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems.

In my district, the budget scales back and eliminates several long-term shore protection projects important to the safety and economic security of Long Island.

As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.

Hopefully, Serbia's political leaders will not only recognize the seriousness which we attach to this case but also understand that it is in Serbia's interest to let justice work to sever the ties with the Milosevic past that have held the country back from a Europe where it otherwise belongs.

We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your job, so that when an American company has to hire, they have to think about health care.

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.