This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.

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.

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

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

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

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