Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I really believe this rule ought to have a chance to work."

"I strongly believe that the EPA rule must be given a chance to work."

"While I would have preferred that EPA issue a stronger rule--designating coal ash as 'hazardous waste'--EPA's new rule is an important step toward addressing the dangers of coal ash."

"The States then are free to expand on it, as Senator Boxer said, and enforce their own rules that are in excess of these rules if they want to."