Tim Bishop

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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