Barbara Boxer
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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.
What we are doing in our bill is we are trying to ease the burden on the smaller refiners.
Let us talk about the loan guarantees. You want to talk about that for nuclear?
This is an urgent issue, Madam Chair, that needs to be dealt with now, for the sake of our national security, for the sake of our environment.
Every credible economic analysis... says and shows that we can grow our economy very robustly with a cap on carbon.
I am very proud to have that support, and I will let Senator Kerry know about your comments.
America's current energy posture constitutes a serious and urgent threat to national security, militarily, diplomatically and economically.
Our consumers are so driven with the notion that they can be part of the solution.
To put out a scare testimony that there is going to be scarcity and shortages and lack of jobs, that is totally untrue.
I am proud of what Maryland has done in the leadership on global climate change establishing its own State program on climate change.
Climate change acts as a threat multiplier for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world.
Projected climate change poses a serious threat to America's national security.
I think the important point you are making is, of course, we cannot predict exactly what will happen.
When you look at the best analysis that is out there, the most careful analysis that is out there, you get a very different picture than what we heard before.





