Barbara Boxer: “I do not want the American people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution... This has never been done…”

“I do not want the American people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution... This has never been done before. Senators play the role of Senators; they do not play the role of doctors. They do not play the role of scientists. I will tell you, if we start doing that, there is no end to what we could do. We could overturn action on controlling the nicotine in cigarettes. We could overturn action to control the lead allowed in paints. We could overturn the science based on limits for arsenic in water. I could go on and list all the toxins--cadmium, carbon tetrachloride, naphthalene, toluene, and it goes on. That is why this is such a dangerous turn of events. I am very much up for a debate on the best way to solve this problem of too much carbon pollution in the air.”