Barbara Boxer

Ten million children go to school under the shadow of two hazardous zones.

There is a lot of talk about President Obama issuing too many Executive Orders. He has issued the least of any modern President.

In the 602 days since the West, Texas tragedy, there have been 355 chemical accidents, resulting in 79 deaths and 1,500 hospitalizations.

One out of three school children in America today attend a school within the vulnerability zone of a hazardous chemical facility.

This is a threat to humanity that I do not think humankind has seen before.

This is disgusting garbage.

I believe President Obama has the authority to go after ISIL because I voted to give any President the authority to go after the outgrowth of al-Qaeda.

I want to talk to you about an amazing hearing I had with Senator Paul this morning about ISIL, about their brutality and their abuses specifically.

I just want a fair process that is not a process that results from too cozy a relationship with the industry.

I have never quite seen something with so much logic that has been twisted into such a pretzel.

Thank you so much for the invitation to appear here today.

I am very suspicious when you tell me that they have changed their analysis of how much the plant will shake just to, by happenstance, meet the levels that are allowed in the license.

I understand you respect him, but talk to me.

What they have done is irresponsible.

If, God forbid, something happens, whether it is caused by an earthquake or another problem, that will be the end of nuclear power here.

Thank you for your testimony. It is quite riveting, and you tell it in the most straightforward way.

Let me say there is no legal restriction on our getting papers, period. That is the truth.

Because the bottom line is we all care about the safety of the people.

You have to be truthful to Congress.

I have the proof from the staff, your staff, and did nothing about it.

More has to be done. I hope you four can work as a team. I hope you can find common ground.

I have gone through some horrific things in California, including an explosion of a pipeline where people died...

Immediate is not good enough for this Senator, and immediate is not good enough for the 500,000 people who live within 50 miles.

It will damage nuclear safety to require existing reactors to be retrofitted to prevent accidents caused by severe earthquakes or other natural hazards.

Here it is and not one of them has been implemented by the industry.