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.

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

Meanwhile, hard-working Americans are increasingly faced with workplace conditions in which critically important safeguards are watered down, emerging problems are ignored, and enforcement is scaled back.

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

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.

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

The residents and elected officials of Long Island have fought vigorously for many years and spent millions of dollars to preserve the quality of life that the Long Island Sound offers.