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I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.
You have to have patience to be a legislator.
If you're not worried, you're not reasonable.
I'm always running back and forth to the district.
It's no secret I was part of John Dingell's whip team.
People just don't know what civilian prisoners of war are.
I hear from broadcasters pretty often. Their ad revenue is down.
I really think we need to see how we can expand our privacy laws.
I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.
I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.
Ultimately, refiners, like all of us, are going to have to clean up their emissions.
The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
If you're going to do something to hurt the district I represent, I can't vote for it.
Sen. Clinton carried our district, and it is difficult to vote against your constituents.
I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
The Vietnam War soured President Johnson's legacy. We still have to recognize his domestic legacy.
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.
It is simply a moral obligation to make sure our nation's heroes have a home to return to at night.
Shell and Exxon support export, but refiners like Valero could end up paying more for the crude oil.
People have the right to know the drugs they are taking will make them better instead of harming them.
As the pace of technology increases, the amount of toxic electronic waste is piling up at home and abroad.
The result may not be perfect. But our forefathers wanted us to compromise to get things done for America.
I think we've been the selection just because I think I've earned it by doing a lot of things for the district.
Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
What happened with Keystone is it actually poisoned the well for other pipelines that are not as controversial.
Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
I have a lot of hard-working, blue-collar people in my district who are at the end of their unemployment benefits.
It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
Our federal resources, our U.S. marshals, and the federal court system are being used, I think, by the private sector.
If the EPA cannot or will not act to halt the toxic e-waste trade to developing nations, then Congress should take action.
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.
Frankly, whatever assistance people get from FEMA will not have a lot of extras built into it, so they will need every dollar.
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.
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.
Punishment for putting patients at risk ought to reflect the gravity of manufacturing, distributing or selling counterfeit medications.
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.
Cap and trade is not an easy one for refiners, so we tried to get some moderation in the bill, and we did, but not near as much I would like.
Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
In some cases, corporations engaged in this activity have as much as 16 percent of their profits generated through the holding of 'janitor's insurance.'
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.
I support the free enterprise system, and I want companies to make money, but they shouldn't be reaping profits from the deaths of their employees or former employees.
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.
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.
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.
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.