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.
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.
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.
Instead of saying we need to outlaw certain types of weapons, we need to find better ways to enforce current law.
The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.
I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
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.
If you're going to do something to hurt the district I represent, I can't vote for it.
If we can't remove a member of Congress who has been convicted of 10 felonies - including using his office for personal gain - we risk losing the faith and trust of the American people that we have.
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.
I'm always running back and forth to the district.
I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.
It takes time to understand the difference between civilian POWs and military POWs. There's an educational process.
People just don't know what civilian prisoners of war are.
Congress should let HRSA release its guidance and analyze its impact before making changes to the 340B program that would harm safety-net hospitals and our vulnerable patients.
I really think we need to see how we can expand our privacy laws.
It is simply a moral obligation to make sure our nation's heroes have a home to return to at night.
Refineries are very energy-intensive.
Our federal resources, our U.S. marshals, and the federal court system are being used, I think, by the private sector.
