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On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
I think it would be a very good thing. Because President-elect Obama has, I would say, re-ordered the system here by bringing in a Carol Browner, who used to be the head of EPA, who understands it, and by I think elevating, and if I just might say it, with the people he has chosen, elevating in importance the environment.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer emphasizes the importance of environmental leadership under President-elect Obama.

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