over 20 years ago, the people of California enacted a landmark ballot measure known as proposition 65. Proposition 65 prohibits exposures to chemicals like lead that are known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without a clear and…

Is it the intent of this bill or the rules promulgated there under by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to preempt proposition 65?

Amendment No. 4127 I wanted an opportunity to talk about an amendment that I have at the desk. It is germane. It would ban certain uses of a chemical that poses very serious health risks to the lungs of consumers and workers. In recent…

I will be brief because the message I have is a pretty straightforward message; that is, it is time for a change in Iraq. It has been a long time coming. We have been there 5 years, longer than we were in World War II, and it is time for a…

I take this opportunity to observe the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army Reserve and to recognize its installations in California that comprise the U.S. Army Combat Support Training Center, CSTC. Initially established by Congress in 1908…

they said they ``deeply respect and support the men and women of our Armed Forces.'' I think the council did the right thing. They realized they should not mix up the Iraq war, which was brought to us by this President, and the warriors…

I want to address this amendment which unfairly targets and penalizes taxpaying Americans by denying them some very important appropriations that were approved by Congress in 2008. Senator DeMint came to the floor to describe actions that…

The point I am making is, we all have our opinion on what constitutes free speech. I support Senator DeMint's right to express his opinion about what he thought of the proposed actions of the Berkeley City Council. He has every right to do…

I believe it is our duty to provide all the tools necessary to fight terrorism. We also have another duty--I would say a simultaneous duty, a sworn duty--to protect the constitutional rights of our citizens. So we have two duties. One is…

California and the entire Nation lost a remarkable leader yesterday with the passing of my friend, Congressman Tom Lantos. From his leadership as chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to his founding of the Congressional Human…

Yesterday we were all very saddened when we failed to get the Senate Finance Committee stimulus package passed. We lost by one vote because Republicans filibustered, and they forced us to get 60. We got 59 votes for that package, but it…

I speak the truth. I speak the truth. I stood next to Senator Reid, and he made requests on all those issues I outlined--LIHEAP, extended unemployment benefits, tax breaks for solar, et cetera--and the Republican side objected. I speak the…

It is not about me. It is about your constituents.

I find your testimony a tremendous let-down.

I am going to ask if you would be willing to go back and give me responsive, complete and truthful answers.

It really disturbs me to think that Government would know... if you want to know how many people are using a road at a certain time of day, you just set those little strips.

I think your point about a connection between the environment and our infrastructure is key.

Senator Boxer. Now, $40 billion a year from the Federal Government, that is 4 months in Iraq.

I don't know why we have to come up with this thing about spying on people and putting GPSs in their cars.

Senator Boxer. We seem to have an open checkbook, I would agree with Senator Voinovich, for other countries at this point, but not for the taxpayers.

I just think it is so much of a false--I know you believe what you are saying--but it is a false expectation for the people to believe that we can meet our needs as a great and growing and strong Nation.

I am all for streamlining, as long as we keep protections in there.

I do find those words inspiring.

How we come up with $225 billion a year by simply allocating our resources more efficiently, encouraging States to impose fees such as tolls and congestion pricing, it is just not going to happen.

That is why I thought the Commission, and that Commission, with Republicans and Democrats and Independents, and they came together and said, we need to have a new sources of funding based on vehicle miles traveled.