I hear from broadcasters pretty often. Their ad revenue is down.
— Gene Green
I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.
You have to have patience to be a legislator.
I've worked with Fred Upton, and I think we've got a lot of common agreement on energy production.
Our federal resources, our U.S. marshals, and the federal court system are being used, I think, by the private sector.
Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
Allowing for endless legal challenges or partisan political discussions is not the proper way to handle an issue that affects the entire scope of the environment and the economy.
Congress should let HRSA release its guidance and analyze its impact before making changes to the 340B program that would harm safety-net hospitals and our vulnerable patients.
I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.
Whether it was the Alaskan pipeline disaster or the Texas City refinery fire where 15 people died, time after time it's been shown that BP chooses expediency over safety.
We have lots of students graduating from our high schools, and you import the labor, then we're not giving that opportunity to our own folks.
I think we've been the selection just because I think I've earned it by doing a lot of things for the district.
Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
We should not continue to play politics with women's health.
There's a value in used electronic equipment, and currently, there are small, domestic recyclers that process this equipment safely. But they have a hard time competing with facilities overseas that have few, if any, environmental and safety standards.
What happened with Keystone is it actually poisoned the well for other pipelines that are not as controversial.
As the pace of technology increases, the amount of toxic electronic waste is piling up at home and abroad.
I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
I've never been a 'yes person.'
Ultimately, refiners, like all of us, are going to have to clean up their emissions.
As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
Refineries are very energy-intensive.
I prefer that we sit down and craft a bill that addresses the many challenges we face, not only domestically, but as a world leader.
People just don't know what civilian prisoners of war are.
I'm always running back and forth to the district.
If we can't remove a member of Congress who has been convicted of 10 felonies - including using his office for personal gain - we risk losing the faith and trust of the American people that we have.
I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
You draw a district for that particular minority - African American, Asian, Hispanic - so those folks have the right to elect whoever they want. If they don't decide to elect someone who sounds like them or looks like them, they can pick anyone they want.
The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
More than 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does nationally is preventive care - including cervical cancer screenings, breast cancer screenings, and family planning - mostly for women with low resources and income below the poverty line.
The significant regulatory impact of reclassifying broadband services is not something that should be taken lightly and should not be done without additional direction from Congress.
If the EPA cannot or will not act to halt the toxic e-waste trade to developing nations, then Congress should take action.
The Vietnam War soured President Johnson's legacy. We still have to recognize his domestic legacy.
I did have a constituent four or five years ago - she never liked me. So, she called, I returned her call, and she was complaining about something, and she said: 'And why do you always use green? I think it's narcissistic.' And I said, 'Well, ma'am, everyone has to have a gimmick, and that's my gimmick.'
The result may not be perfect. But our forefathers wanted us to compromise to get things done for America.
Frankly, whatever assistance people get from FEMA will not have a lot of extras built into it, so they will need every dollar.
I'd like to vote for a bill. But I'm not going to vote for one unless I think it's going to be good for the area I represent.
The Electoral College was necessary when communications were poor, literacy was low, and voters lacked information about out-of-state figures, which is clearly no longer the case.
It is simply a moral obligation to make sure our nation's heroes have a home to return to at night.
I really think we need to see how we can expand our privacy laws.
It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
Shell and Exxon support export, but refiners like Valero could end up paying more for the crude oil.
If you're going to do something to hurt the district I represent, I can't vote for it.
Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.
Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
What auto and steel is to Ohio River Valley, refineries are to the oil regions. You wouldn't tell Silicon Valley you're going to put a moratorium on high-tech.
Floor time is valuable. Our leadership isn't going to bring something up that's going to take up floor time and not be successful.
Many Americans are unaware that discarded electronics often contain lead, mercury, and other toxins and end up being salvaged under inhumane conditions in the developing world.
