Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I appreciate very much the Senator's persistent leadership through this. I think that as people look back through time and look for responsible behavior at this moment, they will see her efforts as a ..."

"I was very, very grateful to President Obama last night, because he talked about a vision for energy independence in the next decade."

"I haven't heard hysterics."

"I feel this is really the most extraordinary argument I have ever heard, that we could go back to the times that were so long ago and everything would be fine."