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.

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.

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

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

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

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.