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.

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

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

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.

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

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.

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.

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

Our nation and those of the developed world must offer our own resistance to despot leaders who seek to commit murder on the basis of religion or race.

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.

Every moment has its pleasures and its hope.

It was only possible because it was attained. An Idea isn't feasible until it becomes reality

Ignore the negativity in your life. Right now I'm taking bullets for other people and sometimes in life that's where courage comes from.

The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.

A newspaper, not having to act on its descriptions and reports, but only to sell them to idly curious people, has nothing but honor to lose by inaccuracy and non-veracity.

Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.

Afghanistan will be a brother of Pakistan. Afghanistan will never betray a brother

Only the fire of life can melt the chains of death.

Love calls - everywhere and always. We're sky bound. Are you coming?

The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.