Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I am so pleased that President Obama has selected someone with such a strong background in clean air protection for this critical role at the EPA."

"I think across the board, we all believe that our kids, the least we can do for our kids is allow them to grow up in a healthy fashion."

"I am here to thank you so much for calling this hearing, and I am really here to learn and listen."

"I wanted to thank you so much for this because I think what we are learning here is that we have made a lot of progress."