Barbara Boxer: “I want to make the point of my friend that we have a situation that…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1999

I want to make the point of my friend that we have a situation that this additive was to clean the air, and now we find out it is poisoning the water, and we cannot get it out of the drinking water. The more we let this thing go, without phasing it out, my friend is absolutely right, the more expensive it gets, the more of a problem it is, the more poison is spread. To sit here and wait around does not seem to make much sense. I also ask my friend if he is aware that we have large numbers of environmental organizations that support this, along with many in the farm community, including the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and Communities for a Better Environment.

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Barbara Boxer

Democratic · California

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about an additive that harms drinking water during a discussion on environmental issues.

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Barbara Boxer: “I want to make the point of my friend that we have a situation that this additive was to clean the air, and now we find…”

Editor's note · Context