Barbara Boxer

The Clean Air Act requires this Administration to act.

I think this is a vote the American people deserve.

Once that endangerment finding is made, people are going to die from the heat, people are going to die from the storms.

Under the Clean Air Act, this Administration must act. If they do not act, they will be hauled to court.

Those who deny it and try to stop our progress, as this one bill does, are on the wrong side of history.

It shocks me that this committee... could lead the charge against a clean and healthy environment.

Just think about it. The sole purpose of a pesticide is to kill something, whether it is an insect or a weed.

Why would we want to do something that would mean up to 90,000 more asthma attacks, 1,700 more heart attacks, 3,600 more premature deaths and 300,000 more missed days at school and work?

Yes, I was going to ask unanimous consent that following my friend from Louisiana I be given 2 minutes.

I would love to get this done in 5 minutes. So let me be clear about where I stand. But has my friend received confirmation from Speaker Boehner that he would take up the bill tomorrow? My understanding is that they moved up their--this is…

I wanted to say that I have a chart here that shows the States that have either canceled or delayed highway projects. These projects are valued at over $1.6 billion. Think about the jobs and the businesses that are suffering. They are in…

I thank my friend because she has been such a leader. I was listening to every word she said, as well as Senator Inhofe talking about the mother who was killed because of a bridge collapse. This touches our hearts as family members. Yes…

The implementation of this recommendation is also in line with legislation introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Susan Davis

That is tragic. What happens when people are laid off? We know what happens. We are getting out of this tough recession, and none of us wants to walk down the path of a short-term solution. So I say to my friend, I am going to finish my…

I appreciate the presentation by my friend. He is absolutely right and my colleague Senator Feinstein is absolutely right on this point. I think the American truckers are saying, I say to my friend from Mississippi, that this is a modest…

I say to Senator Hatch, that means a lot to me. I so remember that the Senator from Utah set the pace for bipartisan cooperation when he worked with the late great Senator Ted Kennedy. People looked at the two of you and said: This is…

I appreciate the remarks of my friend from Utah. Before Senator Hatch leaves the floor, I just want to say that we have worked very hard to put this bill together. It has been difficult. If I were writing it, I would have written it…

I do. As I shared with Leader Reid today, we have 68 organizations, from labor, to business, to general contractors. I have the list. They are asking us, begging us to move forward--the National Governors Association. It is really a…

Yes, I will. Mr. McCONNELL. My understanding is that the Senator and Chairman Inhofe have been discussing with people around the country who would benefit from this bill. Does the Senator have a sense of their enthusiasm for the product we…

I want to congratulate both of you on these nominations and also on the strong statements made on your behalf by Senators, including our own Senator Markey and of course, the two Senators from Maine.

I am a very strong supporter of these nominees. I feel I know enough to believe strongly that they are qualified and will be excellent additions.

The confirmation of highly qualified individuals to lead Federal agencies is an extremely important responsibility of the Senate.

Safety is the CSB's No. 1 priority.

All of us on this committee, regardless of party, are so strongly behind a robust transportation policy.

I think we have here a gentleman who has been praised to the skies by people we respect.