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.

We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.

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 people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.

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

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

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