This is not some conversation about the meaning of the Twelfth Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, the First Amendment; it is really about the health of our people.
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.
I don't think that any agency, the Federal Government or any State agency, should overstep its bounds.
I also think it is important to reiterate a fact clearly that should be in evidence. This is one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
We are not going to repeal the Clean Air Act and we are not going to repeal the Safe Drinking Water Act.
We will never repeal the Clean Air Act. We will never repeal the Clean Water Act. We will never repeal the Safe Drinking Water Act. We will never repeal the Superfund Act. We will never repeal the Brownfields Act.
And I think that is what the beauty is of the Clean Air Act which is under such fierce attack.
But that wasn't my question. My question was if you were one of those States that got a huge amount of pollution from a next door State which did nothing to prevent it, would you put yourself in the shoes of Delaware or Rhode Island or…
I think it is all very fair, but at the end of the day this is one Nation, so setting minimum standards, making sure our people are protected, whether they are in my State or a State adjacent where the pollution from my State may actually…
the United States is in the midst of a full-blown drug crisis. More people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than any previous year on record, claiming more lives than car accidents across the country. Since 2000, there has been a 200…





