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

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.

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

Our government should do everything it can to ensure the successful prosecution of those responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens abroad. It should provide resources as needed, and it should make it clear to the authorities in Belgrade that inaction does have repercussions on bilateral relations.

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.

The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected.

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.