The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

With Stewart International Airport located here, the New Windsor Police Department has an added responsibility to take anti-terrorism precautions while protecting our area.

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress.

I am committed to strengthening our agricultural economy by protecting the unique interests of small and medium size family farms so that they can continue to operate.

Our agricultural economy in the Hudson Valley continues to face historically low prices and producer income, as well as losses due to weather and other disasters.

But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations.

The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

Yet our small business owners across the country are unfairly losing potential interest income on a daily basis until the Business Checking Freedom Act becomes law.

Promoting job creation and economic growth in the Hudson Valley is one of my top priorities in Congress.

Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans.

He who challenges the God in his dying bed is indisputably the most courageous man, but not the cleverest one!

We are all lies waiting for the day when we will break free from our cocoon and become the beautiful truth we waited for.

And what is enlightenment anyway but delusions we can live with?

Climate change. Urbanization. Biotechnology. Those three narratives, still taking shape, are developing a long arc likely to dominate this century.

I'd like to point out that we've had zero problem reaching each other's mouths.

What nature wants, commodious gold bestows; 'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.

Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel.

Since I have spent many years of my life living in Los Angeles, and since I'm also in the music business, I know that much more is talked about in Los Angeles than ever really occurs.

Life's not perfect. Some loose ends may never get trimmed up and tidied.

Social media could be very strong in terms of bringing people together but it also takes up so much of people's time that I wonder if we've lost the ability to daydream.