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.

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.

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.

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

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

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.