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

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.

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 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.

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.

A voice of one insulted by injustice will make others to be delivered from the same injustice.

Kindness and love, love and kindness.. You can't have one without the other.. Kindness and love go hand-in-hand.

The historical background is one of the easier aspects of writing a novel. Far more difficult is dreaming up the smaller, character-based scenes, scenes that rise entirely from one's own imagination.

Each character is a completely whole person with their problems and many sides to their personality. It's so rich with details as well, like the set.

In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.

I only took a high school acting class because there was no other class I wanted to take. I loved it, but I was always against acting as a profession. I didn't like the monetary fluctuations I saw.

Dressing up, for me, is looking like an idiot.

If I could solve all the problems myself, I would.

When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.