Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I am working on a bill with Senator Klobuchar that would authorize an interagency task force geared toward protecting children's health from environmental threats."

"I joined with Senator Boxer in requesting the GAO report that we will be hearing about today because we wanted to learn more about what EPA is doing to focus efforts on children's environmental health..."

"Children are more vulnerable to toxic pollution than adults."

"That's why I wrote the law that ensures that the EPA takes children and other vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women and the elderly, into account when setting drinking water standards, not ju..."