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.

You have to have patience to be a legislator.

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.

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.

Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.

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

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.

If you're not worried, you're not reasonable.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Ultimately, refiners, like all of us, are going to have to clean up their emissions.

I hear from broadcasters pretty often. Their ad revenue is down.

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

Frankly, whatever assistance people get from FEMA will not have a lot of extras built into it, so they will need every dollar.

I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.

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.

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