The reality of our communities reflects that in the loss of population, the loss of jobs. They [legislators] don't know what's happening in Buffalo or Rochester or Binghamton.

I applaud the senator for her efforts, but they are ineffectual and too little. She needs to get real with ... the unions and the special interests that listen to her and have them recognize they are destroying jobs and opportunities in the state.

I think a tax cut would be a good thing if he has those larger ambitions.