Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the jobs that have been lost, and there is no mechanism under productivity that says that, either.

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.

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.

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

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.

Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the jobs that have been lost, and there is no mechanism under productivity that says that, either.