Barbara Boxer: “I wish to add my voice in stating it is wonderful to have Senator Fischer on my committee, where we are doing good work.…”

“I wish to add my voice in stating it is wonderful to have Senator Fischer on my committee, where we are doing good work. We like to say in the committee the public works side is a very collegial side and the environmental side is a little less. I am proud to have her with us working on the new Water Resources Development Act. I look forward to working closely with her. I congratulate her on her maiden speech. It is like getting the first scratch on your car: You need to just do it, and you did it very well. Climate Change I have been coming to the floor on Monday evenings--I don't know how many people have actually taken note of the fact--every Monday the last several months to speak about an issue no one in the Senate wishes to speak about very much. I shouldn't say no one; maybe 25 of us do. The issue is climate change. I think it is very important we have in the Record and place in the Record everything we know about climate change so future generations will see at least a few of us understood the issue. We are willing to step forward and do something about this issue. Gun Control I wish to say I personally am very grateful to the people of Connecticut for responding to the Sandy Hook tragedy with such focus, intelligence, compassion, and common sense. I include in that ``thank you'' the Democrats and Republicans who came together to pass some of the most sensible gun laws which balance gun rights with the need for people to be safe.…”