Barbara Boxer: “I state for the record what has happened in this period of time. As we go out and about our States, as I think we all…”

“I state for the record what has happened in this period of time. As we go out and about our States, as I think we all did during this break, we find high anxiety among the people--high anxiety because of this economy. We are seeing more foreclosures than ever. Two million jobs have been lost in the private sector. On top of that we are seeing budget deficits that we have not seen in many years. My friend who is now presiding, my esteemed colleague, understands this anxiety. We have teamed up to work on giving a jump-start to the high-tech sector with a bill on wireless fidelity, which I believe is going to really help this economy. He understands that. We have a sense of urgency about that bill because we know we can turn things around. In my State we have a horrible situation in the northern areas because of what I would call a depression, really, in the high-tech sector.”