Barbara Boxer

I am asking for documents. That is not what you said yes to.

Do you agree to ensure that testimony, briefings, documents, electronic and other forms of communication are provided to this committee and its staff and other appropriate committees in a timely manner?

I want to know today, you have not done really anything since Fukushima as far as I can tell.

I don't have any confidence that it will and now there is another issue Senator Inhofe raised about when you are getting things done.

I need it in writing as well.

Unfortunately, the reality is that not a single one of the 12 key safety recommendations made by the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force has been implemented at nuclear reactors in this country.

The fact is I represent a lot of people and a lot of people live around these plants.

If you want a future for nuclear power, you have to have confidence or people are not going to allow it.

If something happens to somebody and they are hurt in a terrible nuclear accident because of what leaked out of the plant, it does not matter to them if it happened before the decommissioning or after.

The point is we were told by the former Chairman that a lot of these recommendations would be required to be implemented within 90 days of Fukushima.

The only way that nuclear energy can remain a vibrant part of our energy mix is if it has the confidence of the public.

Also, since you have taken no action on several of these, there were only 12, let us be clear, from the Commission.

I remain concerned that the Commission is not doing all that it can to live up to the NRC's mission 'to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment.'

Approximately 500,000 people live and work near this power plant, and it is my responsibility and yours to protect them.

And if you believe we should be treated like everyone else in the country, vote no. That is how I am voting.

I am so grateful to Senator Sanders because he explains things like no one else. He takes it down to the average working family in America. That is really who we are here to protect, not the super top rich people. They are doing fine…

I have a number of letters to put into the record in opposition to the bill we have just discussed.

I think we have seen some consensus on this panel of how we can fix this flawed bill that the chemical companies love and hurts the people.

There is not one deadline in this bill that requires any action.

I don't understand why you are doing this, given the tremendous opposition of the whole environmental community, the health community, the breast cancer folks, the autism folks.

This preemption is a fatal flaw of this bill if you care about people.

The people who are experts in the law that are advising all of the public health groups... say that this bill is worse than current law.

I urge you, Dr. Denison and Dr. McCabe and Dr. Goldman, to look at this.

Kamala Harris, she protects kids. That is what she is known for.

I absolutely don't believe in allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good.