Gene Green

“I've never been a 'yes person.'”

“Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.”

“Shell and Exxon support export, but refiners like Valero could end up paying more for the crude oil.”

“It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.”

“You have to have patience to be a legislator.”

“I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.”

“The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If you're going to do something to hurt the district I represent, I can't vote for it.”

“The Vietnam War soured President Johnson's legacy. We still have to recognize his domestic legacy.”

“I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“As a policy-maker in our country, I would much rather we have that investment in our refineries.”

“I think we've been the selection just because I think I've earned it by doing a lot of things for the district.”

“You work really hard on something, and if you're lucky, you get a break.”

“The Federal Communications Commission licensed satellite radio to be a national-only radio service.”

“If the EPA cannot or will not act to halt the toxic e-waste trade to developing nations, then Congress should take action.”