Gene Green actually said...

Thank you Mr. Chairman for holding this hearing and I want to thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee to discuss the issue of...

I believe in America, and I believe that if the world did not have the United States of America, we would have to create it.

I introduced the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Study Act which required the National Park Service to study the area.

I am certain today's hearing will provide the committee a more complete understanding of why these regions are important.