assure me and the public that Northwest Airlines is meeting all necessary standards of reliability and safety.

The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut.

the blatant patronage ... is shocking and disgraceful.

Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income.

Mercury emissions will continue to harm the environment and to endanger the health of children and pregnant women, until this Administration puts public health before politics.

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.