Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I want to compliment you on the way you handled those questions because we are talking about very serious allegations and peoples' lives."

"It is critical that we move forward with the nominations under the jurisdiction of this Committee so that our Federal agencies can fulfill their mission to serve the American people."

"There is an old religious saying, if you save one life, you save the world."

"I am worried about the limited resources that you have because you cannot possibly investigate every chemical accident that falls within your authority."