Barbara Boxer: “That is the essence. You can put lipstick on it but essentially the…”

On the recordJune 29, 2005

That is the essence. You can put lipstick on it but essentially the opposition is saying no to the Boxer amendment, and let's just tell the EPA to look at ethical guidelines and consider them and hurry up and issue a regulation. Does it make any reference to the National Academy of Sciences, which has very strict regulations? It doesn't make any reference to any of the guidelines that are internationally recognized. So, in essence, the Burns amendment is the status quo with a kicker that we continue these studies and that, in essence, we say to the EPA: Hurry up with your regulation.

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Barbara Boxer

Democratic · California

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Barbara Boxer: “That is the essence. You can put lipstick on it but essentially the opposition is saying no to the Boxer amendment, and…”