Barbara Boxer: “I was very surprised by it as chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee here. Thanks to the diligent…”

“I was very surprised by it as chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee here. Thanks to the diligent staff--and I do appreciate them letting me know--I was able to craft another amendment that I hope will precede the amendment of Senator Barrasso and allow the Senate to express itself, saying that we do not intend to waive environmental laws that will protect the public health of our communities and, if there are projects that are such a harm to our community, they should be replaced by the many shovel-ready projects that our mayors are telling us are out there, that our Governors are telling us are out there. I wanted to mention why I was still here at 10 after 10, here protecting our communities across America.”