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.

There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.

However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation.

Our nation and those of the developed world must offer our own resistance to despot leaders who seek to commit murder on the basis of religion or race.

Amtrak offers riders a cost-effective way to travel throughout the country.

In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age.

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