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.

Foreign trade clearly holds down the cost of products we buy.

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.

It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate the pain of the few who are bearing the cost that made it possible.

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

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.

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