Barbara Boxer

I have been advised by my staff that Joint Tax today told us that in the first 2 years we will get revenues of $5 billion. Then they go off and speculate as to what is going to happen in 2017. So we can tell our friends here, in the first…

I find it extraordinary that after 8 long years of Republican rule around here, where we saw the debt go from $5 trillion to $10 trillion, and not a word from the other side about fiscal responsibility, with tax cut after tax cut to the…

I am astounded by this new-found fiscal responsibility I hear from the other side of the aisle. I wish to ask my friend a question: Do you know what the debt was when Bill Clinton left office and George Bush took over and there was a…

We need a national standard according to the courts.

This is a tribute to Dr. Romer. It is one of those days that we often have here where you want to be 17 different people.

I strongly support you.

I hope that this committee will move, and I hope that this administration supports the ratification of CEDAW.

The personal relationships that he was able to garner in the United States Senate changed the course of many issues.

How do you convince people at the U.N. to open their eyes to these rocket attacks from Hamas?

My plea for today...is that we can have not just a 24-hour cease fire, or a two-day, or a 4-day cease fire--although every hour of quiet is good--we'd want a seriously long cease fire that leads us somewhere.

I don't think any nation--I don't care how large or small, weak, strong, or rich you are--could live with rockets coming across.

I think we're all heartbroken, and frightened, and disturbed about what has happened, and what the situation is on the ground.

I think we are on a new road, a much better road, and the American people will be better off because of that road.

I think this says the Senators have confidence in the selection of you to have this position.

However, without taking any of your time away--I have given you another 5 minutes. But I figure this way. If we did have to fight Rhode Island, 37 million people versus 1 million, I will take it.

Can we get that assurance that you will be there for us?

Could we count on that, that you will work with us?

I don't want them to be involved in environmental regulations.

The independent GAO found the policy reduced transparency and it harmed the integrity of the risk assessment process.

This policy put OMB in the driver's seat, and elevated polluters' interests ahead of public health concerns.

I just would put up a cautionary note here, because OMB sometimes gets themselves infused in these things from a budgetary standpoint.

What we look to you for is that leadership on the environment.

And so you would be advising the President as to where the different agencies are coming out on a certain issue?

Well, that is what we need to hear.

Providing technical support is my first question.