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If the EPA cannot or will not act to halt the toxic e-waste trade to developing nations, then Congress should take action.
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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.
Gene Green
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The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
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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.
Gene Green -
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.
Gene Green -
I have a lot of hard-working, blue-collar people in my district who are at the end of their unemployment benefits.
Gene Green -
Sen. Clinton carried our district, and it is difficult to vote against your constituents.
Gene Green -
Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
Gene Green
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I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.
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As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.
Gene Green -
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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If you're not worried, you're not reasonable.
Gene Green -
Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
Gene Green -
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.
Gene Green
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What happened with Keystone is it actually poisoned the well for other pipelines that are not as controversial.
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We should not continue to play politics with women's health.
Gene Green -
Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
Gene Green -
It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
Gene Green -
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.
Gene Green -
Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
Gene Green
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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've worked with Fred Upton, and I think we've got a lot of common agreement on energy production.
Gene Green -
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
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I'm always running back and forth to the district.
Gene Green