Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.
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.
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.
As the pace of technology increases, the amount of toxic electronic waste is piling up at home and abroad.
I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
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.'
It's no secret I was part of John Dingell's whip team.
You have to have patience to be a legislator.
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.
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.
We should not continue to play politics with women's health.
I think we've been the selection just because I think I've earned it by doing a lot of things for the district.
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.
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.
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.
Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
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.
I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.
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.
