Barbara Boxer: “I really thank my friend because I think we are finding out that when we shine the light of truth on an issue, the…”

“I really thank my friend because I think we are finding out that when we shine the light of truth on an issue, the country is better for it. Senator Kennedy roared like a lion on the point. He came here and roared like a lion on the point. Guess what. They backed off and the people won. We came down and said, for years we had been testing poor children for lead in their blood. We know that if there is so much lead in their blood--as a baby, or as a child--they are going to have mental difficulties. They could even go into a coma and even die; they could go blind; they could have kidney failure. We pointed it out and, by God, a couple of weeks after they backed off. I want to pick up on what my friend said. We are speaking the truth as we believe it. That is why we are in the Senate.”