Gene Green

“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.'”

“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.”

“It's no secret I was part of John Dingell's whip team.”

“People have the right to know the drugs they are taking will make them better instead of harming them.”

“I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.”

“The result may not be perfect. But our forefathers wanted us to compromise to get things done for America.”

“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.”

“We should not continue to play politics with women's health.”

“I've worked with Fred Upton, and I think we've got a lot of common agreement on energy production.”

“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.”

“It is simply a moral obligation to make sure our nation's heroes have a home to return to at night.”

“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.”

“I work closely with Hispanic leadership.”

“People just don't know what civilian prisoners of war are.”

“Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.”

“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.”

“Our federal resources, our U.S. marshals, and the federal court system are being used, I think, by the private sector.”

“Refineries are very energy-intensive.”

“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.”

“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.”