Barbara Boxer

As retired General Anthony Zinni has said, we will pay now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today or we will pay the price later in military terms and that will involve human lives.

The United States could more frequently be drawn into situations of conflict to help provide stability before conditions worsen and are exploited by extremists.

The U.S. will find itself in a world where Europe will be struggling eternally with large numbers of refugees washing up on its shores and Asia in serious crisis over food and water.

For many years, the world's experts on security have been telling us that global warming is a threat to our Nation's security and a danger to peace and stability around the world.

Climate change is a serious threat to our national security.

I am honored to be here today to introduce Dolly Gee and welcome all of our California nominees and their families.

They will all make outstanding additions to the Federal bench.

Dolly's mother... was a garment worker who never taught Dolly to sew because she did not want her daughter to have to stitch clothes for a living.

I am very proud of the way we do it. Our bipartisan judicial advisory committees have vetted all of these nominees.

On this EDA program, we both believe it really is a transformational program.

I just want you to know that when Senator Inhofe and I--you know, when we differ, we differ. But when we agree, we strongly agree.

During this time of economic recession, we need a strong EDA more than ever.

We are going to do everything we can to move you through.

Scientists have shown that global warming will have significant impacts on wildlife and their habitats, threatening many with extinction.

Good morning. Today the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will consider the nomination of Sam Hamilton to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

I hope that you will rely on the science and not the politics and not my calling you into my office or any other committee member doing so.

Is it not the most important thing that we use science and not politics to guide us?

On the Endangered Species Act, it is very clear that we protect a species but when it is no longer in trouble, we de-list it.

President Obama has stated that science will guide his administration's decisionmaking.

I thank Chairman Boxer for allowing me to Chair the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee.

Week after week we hear the same thing in this committee. Democrats on this committee pushing forward with, what I hope is going to some excellent legislation.

Appropriate actions are needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Many of these actions could create significant economic benefit for the West as the United States moves toward new energy sources.

Senator Barrasso has declared the stimulus a failure when less than 10 percent of it has been given out.

It took us 8 years to get into the economic ditch, to get into this fiscal mess.

I think the surest way to kill the American dream is to foster fear and doom and gloom.