Gene Green Quotes
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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.'
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Sen. Clinton carried our district, and it is difficult to vote against your constituents.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The result may not be perfect. But our forefathers wanted us to compromise to get things done for America.
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I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.
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The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
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Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
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I have a lot of hard-working, blue-collar people in my district who are at the end of their unemployment benefits.
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If you're not worried, you're not reasonable.
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Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
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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.
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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.
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Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
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I'm always running back and forth to the district.
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Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
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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.
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As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
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We should not continue to play politics with women's health.
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It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
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I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.
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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.'
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What happened with Keystone is it actually poisoned the well for other pipelines that are not as controversial.