Barbara Boxer said "I agree with what Senator Warner said yesterday. If we go back and rebuild these structures exactly as they were before they fell, we are wasting taxpayers' money. But to change the rules in the middle of an emergency like this I think is wrong. It is a wrong signal to people who have never really come to the government for help before." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 10, 1994

I agree with what Senator Warner said yesterday. If we go back and rebuild these structures exactly as they were before they fell, we are wasting taxpayers' money. But to change the rules in the middle of an emergency like this I think is wrong. It is a wrong signal to people who have never really come to the government for help before.

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Barbara Boxer

Democratic · California

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Senator Boxer discusses the importance of rebuilding infrastructure after an earthquake.

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