Barbara Boxer

Pollution at levels that could make people sick or significantly increase their risk of cancer if they were exposed to the chemicals for a long period.

Personally, I think this was a prize-winning series that they did.

I just want to make a point that Mr. Johnson said yes to all of this, and he hasn't been here for 7, 8 months.

I would urge you to use your dynamic personality and your character and your experience... to reinvigorate the EPA.

EPA is a shadow of its former self today. Morale is lower than low.

We were able to write a bill to ban asbestos, which passed through this Committee and passed through the Senate.

You will have, I believe, the full support of this Committee as we move forward.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

It is time to usher in a better and brighter future, for this agency, for our environment, for the health of generations to come.

Continued inaction on clean air in our legislation means that tens of thousands of Americans will die prematurely from lung-related diseases in our States.

How we address many environmental issues today will directly impact future generations.

We can no longer afford inaction on climate change or on air pollution.

The vast majority on this Committee believe that the Clean Air Act absolutely has a relevance to carbon dioxide.

I wanted to pay tribute to both of you.

However, as Senator Voinovich said, don't worry, we are going to be here for the next 2 years.

Bob is someone for whom the environment is a critical issue.

We need the kind of bold and decisive, innovative leadership on environment that Lisa Jackson has brought and is going to deliver as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

I believe that both of these legislative initiatives are an assault on the original statutory intent.

It is my firm belief that protecting States' rights and private property rights are of the utmost importance.

I am hopeful that the new Administration will resist activists' calls to overreach.

I have serious concerns about the timing and troubling implications that further regulation could have on our already fragile economy.

I sincerely hope that Ms. Browner's new position will not undermine the statute's intentions nor overshadow the Chair's autonomy and judgment.

EPA has a responsibility to protect public health, not to ignore toxic pollution.

These two agencies, in my view, have a moral responsibility to protect our families and our communities from environmental threats.

I am very proud and pleased to be here to introduce such an accomplished choice for Energy Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu.