The U.S. should commit to a stronger national and international role to help stabilize climate change.
Barbara Boxer
The Public Record
Barbara Boxer is a former United States Senator from California, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 5, 1993. Throughout her political career, Boxer was known for her strong advocacy on environmental issues, women's rights, and healthcare reform. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at addressing climate change and protecting public health.
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And I wanted to point out that we have worked very closely with ANGA, the American Natural Gas Association, and they have been very, very helpful.
Sixty percent favor it, and it has been described to them not in very glamorous terms.
I think what we should do... is to make a list of all the Government subsidies that the nuclear industries get.
Now, my colleague calls it a tax. It is not a tax because if you clean up your act, and you figure out how to get the carbon out of the air, you do not have to do anything.
I just want to say to the panel, to all of the panelists, from the majority witnesses to the minority witnesses, we greatly appreciate your time.
There are going to be more jobs here, more businesses here, better jobs that you cannot export.
the window of opportunity is closing. It really is. And we have wasted some time.
But if that same person gets a job, we anticipate the creation of 2 million jobs, I think that is a very good solution if we go into this clean energy future.
Putting a price on carbon creates the incentives for all these new technologies that you will be carrying.
As we sit here today, we are in danger of letting the energy technology revolution pass us by.
Do you want people to be dependent on foreign oil? I doubt it. That is a patriotic issue, too.
We never dispute that this legislation will cause an increase in electric rates.
Until we put a significant price on carbon emissions that really reflects the true impacts they are having on the global climate, we are not going to drive the kind of change that we need.
I will also put in the record, at the same time, the recent studies that have just come out by U.C. Berkeley and University of Illinois.
Today, we urge congressional leadership to move forward with legislation to help the United States prepare and adapt for the challenges of climate change and to attain the goals of energy independence and security.
I would like to put into the record two documents, too, at this point. One is the map that shows the modest impact on electricity rates, including in your parts of the country, and then also page 1 of the EPA analysis that says the cap and…





