Barbara Boxer

The American people again overwhelmingly support action.

According to a new American Lung Association poll, an overwhelming majority of voter, 73 percent across every party line in every area of the Country, supports stricter ozone standards.

I'm eager to hear why this Agency is steamrolling ahead and requesting billions of taxpayer dollars be spent on proposals that are not only rejected by states, but ignore the will of Congress.

If we can't do that, what good are we?

It is imperative that regardless of what China says or does that America, as the Pope said, not walk away from our responsibility.

The benefits are not thought about, really. And if you have a kid who is able to play sports and you don't have to drag him or her to the emergency room, et cetera, that is a moral benefit and a financial benefit.

I have heard and seen tremendous support in my State and other places for the Clean Power Plan.

Due to the Jewish holiday, I was unable to attend votes this week. Had I been present, I would have voted against the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 36, against the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to…

All people deserve protection, from the very tiniest infant to the most elderly among us.

I want to point out that Senator Bennet did praise you for being available, so there is confusion.

Let's really step up to the plate. Let's not just point fingers. Let's get something done and stop these disasters from happening in the future.

I just want to say, the Obama administration has proposed reinstating the Superfund tax and establishing a fee on hard rock mining.

I want to thank you for that, because clearly, we do not want to play Russian roulette with these mines.

I just want to say putting people in danger is the wrong thing to do.

I just have to say in due respect as the Ranking Member here, all I wanted to do is make a point of clarification because you said that we did something without a hearing.

It is not right to do that without a hearing. It is not right, so I cannot give you a quorum because it is just unfair.

California's rate of job growth is better than the country during cap-and-trade.

California created a budget surplus with cap-and-trade.

A Stanford poll in January of this year found 83 percent of Americans... say if nothing is done to reduce emissions, global warming will be a serious problem.

Of course we are not. Maybe a couple of us are, but not many. That is why we need to listen to 97 percent of the scientists and discount the ones who work for the oil companies.

97 percent of them say, climate change is real and human activity is the primary cause.

California's overall monthly energy bills are among the cheapest in the country.

Take a look at the State that is doing it, 40 million people strong.

If they vote no, they are siding with 3 percent of the scientists versus 97 percent. They are siding against the American people.

If we went to the doctor... and 9 of them said immediate surgery... you are going to listen to the nine.