Barbara Boxer

I want to thank you personally for the work you did to help us finally get this short-term extension, and now hopefully the long-term extension done.

We believe the tax cuts in that bill did stimulate the economy. We believe it has saved and created jobs.

I fully agree that this bill that we write now for the next 5 years has to be robust, and it has to be clear that this is an economic driver for America.

I have been working closely with Senator Inhofe, Senator Voinovich, Members on my side, and our intention is to hold a series of hearings and then sit down and write the bill.

These delays are really hurting our people back home, all of us, every one of us, no more than Missouri.

Transportation investments not only create and sustain jobs in the short term; they help us with economic recovery.

Should the brake override technology be installed on more vehicles, not just those seven models?

I really applaud Senators Rockefeller and Pryor; they have written a letter to the Inspector General.

The fact is, the spirit of the law, in my view, was broken.

I think that's very, very key.

This is the car that killed my constituent.

Why are there models, such as the 2006 Camry, which have been involved in deadly sudden-acceleration accidents, not included on their current list of recalls?

Senator Boxer. And one of the issues they raise is this issue.

Christopher Santucci's job at NHTSA was to conduct defects investigations of automakers, and some of his probes were into Toyota.

I believe that every Toyota model should be analyzed by an objective party.

This tragedy should never have happened, and we're here today to ensure it never happens again.

Iran's behavior not only poses a grave security threat to Israel and the greater Middle East, but also to efforts to stop the proliferation of nuclear materials and weapons around the globe.

What worries some of us is that women could be used as a bargaining chip in the reconciliation process.

I thought I would use today as an opportunity to get you to commit to us and to the Afghan women.

I want to talk to you about women in Afghanistan.

Astronaut safety. The safety of our astronauts is my number one priority. This means whatever transportation system is chosen, it must protect our astronauts during launch, mission execution, reentry, including long-duration spaceflight.

Space operations are among the most complex and unforgiving pursuits ever undertaken by humans. It really is rocket science.

Workforce transition. The retirement of the Space Shuttle should proceed as planned in 2012 after ISS assembly is complete, and any future direction must include a plan to maintain critical skills and incorporate lessons learned from our…

New human-rated launch vehicles will likely be more reliable once they reach maturity, but, in the meantime, the Shuttle is in the enviable position of being through its infant mortality phase. Its flight experience and demonstrated…

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