Tim Bishop Quotes

We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your job, so that when an American company has to hire, they have to think about health care.

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

While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome surprise of higher taxes on tax day.

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

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.

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.

Inflation outstripped real wages for people who work for pay from others.

In addition to joblessness, of course, by the working of supply and demand, when you have a larger number of people unemployed, wages do not rise at the normal level, so that we had last year a drop in real wages.

As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.

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.

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

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

However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration’s policies force inflation.

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

Foreign trade clearly has been a reason why inflation has been low.

The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected.

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.

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

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

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

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.