Popularity: 3
Vote:   | As a former professional patient advocate, I believe prescription drugs are an essential part of high-quality medical treatment, and I supported enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | As a former small business owner, I recognize both the important role small businesses play in our economy and the broad universe of challenges that small business owners face in trying to make ends meet. |
Popularity: -4
Vote: | As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | Farming in our rural communities is not just an economic industry, but a way of life. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | I am committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity for academic success. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | 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. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | I am staunchly committed to ensuring the long-term solvency of Social Security and preserving full benefits for Americans who have spent their entire working lives contributing to this program. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | I believe that the federal government should be doing more to reduce taxes and unnecessary regulations that hamper small business growth. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | I remain committed to improving the government services to which Hudson Valley veterans are entitled. |
Popularity: -3
Vote: | I was a chief author of the Truth-in-Regulating Act, which provided a new way for the federal government to review the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses before they take effect. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | In our 21st Century economy, no American should be losing the option of earning interest on their own money simply because they own a small business. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | 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. |
Popularity: -3
Vote: | One of my first achievements in Congress was enactment of the Hudson River Habitat Restoration Act back in 1996. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | 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. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | Our government makes the simple promise of a secure retirement to every American who works for many years and contributes to our retirement benefit system. |
Popularity: -3
Vote: | Promoting job creation and economic growth in the Hudson Valley is one of my top priorities in Congress. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | Since my election to Congress, I have worked as a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to focus federal resources on transportation improvements in the Hudson Valley. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | Since that time, I have worked to promote environmentally sound policies that will build on the progress we have made in recent years. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | Small businesses provide 75 percent of new U.S. jobs and are the backbone of our economy, and no outdated ban should be keeping small business owners from collecting the same interest their money could earn if it were held by an individual. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | The growth of Stewart Airport creates new jobs for area residents, brings new business and new travelers to the region, and brings new convenient travel options to those of us living in the Hudson Valley. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | The one thing I would never do is support a proposal that would jeopardize the benefits of retirees or near-retirees who have spent their lives paying into the social security system. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | The president's budget proposals have neglected water infrastructure. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | 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. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | This is a comprehensive undertaking that involves not only our military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also a wide-ranging rejuvenation of our military, intelligence and law enforcement capabilities to adapt to a new kind of enemy. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | Through my work on the House Aviation Subcommittee, I have been actively promoting the growth of Stewart International Airport in New Windsor. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | We have increased conservation spending, enacted legislation that enables us to clean up and redevelop abandoned brownfields sites across the country, and implemented new clean water standards that will protect us from arsenic. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a long way to go in fully meeting the promise to our veterans. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | With the enactment of the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act, we have taken an important step toward achieving federal education policies that will allow students to learn and achieve at the highest possible level. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | Working toward this goal of helping local businesses grow, I have been an ardent supporter of reducing the tax burden. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | 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. |