Zitat des Tages von Gene Green:
If you're going to do something to hurt the district I represent, I can't vote for it.
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.
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 hear from broadcasters pretty often. Their ad revenue is down.
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.
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.
I'm always running back and forth to the district.
It's no secret I was part of John Dingell's whip team.
Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
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.
As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
I've worked with Fred Upton, and I think we've got a lot of common agreement on energy production.
The Federal Communications Commission licensed satellite radio to be a national-only radio service.
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.
Women who may choose to have silicone breast implants are entitled to independent research to ensure they have complete and comprehensive information. It's especially important since so many women have experienced complications with their implants they never knew were possible.
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.
If the EPA cannot or will not act to halt the toxic e-waste trade to developing nations, then Congress should take action.
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the United States and can pose serious environmental and health problems here and around the world when not handled properly.
The Hunting Bayou and Greens Bayou watersheds have experienced major flooding over the years and are crying out for investment to protect the hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in those areas.
I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.
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.
Our federal resources, our U.S. marshals, and the federal court system are being used, I think, by the private sector.
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.
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.
Frankly, whatever assistance people get from FEMA will not have a lot of extras built into it, so they will need every dollar.
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.
Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
We should not continue to play politics with women's health.