Barbara Boxer: “Eight years is a very long time to wait, I say to my friends, when we have such a fragile environment to protect. I know…”

“Eight years is a very long time to wait, I say to my friends, when we have such a fragile environment to protect. I know that the good Senator from Wyoming is opposing the national park designation because he believes it is not the right thing to do for the country, and I totally and completely respect his right to disagree with the two Senators from California. But I really have to say, if you step back and give this issue the long view, I think you would agree with Senator Feinstein and with me that if we really want to protect the desert for all time, if we really want to make sure it is there for future generations from all over the world to come and see and behold, Senator Feinstein's approach is the right approach, and I have been most proud to be her teammate in this fight.”