Tim Bishop Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.”

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

“The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.”

“It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate the pain of the few who are bearing the cost that made it possible.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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