The preemption question is still not fixed. We had a chance to vote on the Shimkus preemption which would have stopped the Federal Government from preempting the State until the EPA actually banned a chemical, and it was voted down by the Republicans.
Boxer criticizes Republicans for voting against state protections in the bill.
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This is a sad moment, we always had two parties, one was to the right of center, one was to the left of center, and we never had a party, so extreme and so willing to become the party of grievance and anger and division.
I think what our governor is doing, he's saying to the president without so many words, this -- this is a moment we have to come together for the people who are hurting. And by the way, you don't attach strings about, you know, voting to…
It's up to his colleagues to determine if they want such a coward, such a liar, to be their leader, and or maybe even speaker.
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