Barbara Boxer: “I close the debate the way I started it and leave it to my good friend to wrap things up. This is what we are talking…”

“I close the debate the way I started it and leave it to my good friend to wrap things up. This is what we are talking about. No one could make this up: The polar bear; the muskoxen. Look at this; this is called the chart bird, so we have it on a chart. Quite extraordinary, isn't it? I say to my friends, think about what you are about to do here. Don't have this on your conscience when you could just raise fuel economy and have 10 ANWRs, 20 ANWRs, because when you save this, you save it over and over again. I hope my amendment will pass. I am very proud that Senators Chafee and Snowe are on the amendment and other Republicans because this is not about politics, this is about saving a God-given gift. That is the way I see it. I yield the floor and thank my colleagues for their patience.”