Barbara Boxer

My bill is quite simple. We are saying NRC has no right to tell an operator they are off the hook on emergency plans just because a plant is shut down.

I am just asking you, you stand by that finding.

But does this disturb you, the fact that the fuel pools were designed to hold 1,600 spent fuels assemblies but there are more than 2,600 in there?

I'm glad to have Secretary Foxx here today to discuss the Administration's proposal, which I applaud.

We need more money for our infrastructure system. It's the only way we're going to begin to solve our problems.

I intend to support her every single step of the way. I consider nothing off the table.

Maintaining and improving our Nation's infrastructure is absolutely vital to our country's economic prosperity.

We're going bust in the trust fund in August and everybody seems to realize this.

We are experiencing a fundamental shift in the transportation trends across the country.

None of the proposals, alone, will be the silver bullet for our infrastructure needs but we can conclude that the status quo is insufficient.

Congress, the Administration, the transportation community and the American people need to put aside the politics.

Failure is simply unacceptable.

Failure is not an option for us. We need to do this. It is our time to figure it out.

I think a short-term extension really leads to a major problem. It extends uncertainty.

It is my honor to rise today to support this very important bill, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2014. I am very proud of my colleagues who have just spoken, and particularly, I want to say, of Senator Shaheen who, as I understand it, is…

I don't want this happening at anybody else's airports.

This is really serious business--really serious business. What if it was someone else with an explosive----

What happened here? What are people telling--I am sure you called them in and said, huh? Are you kidding? This is a nightmare.

I want to thank you for the PreCheck system. I want to say, it means so much to me.

I don't want to take any more time. I just wanted to say this. You cleared them, and that is troubling to me.

This layered defense is critical. Obviously didn't work.

If there are any problems in that regard, in terms of the cooperation, will you let me know?

I think that is accurate. We were together--that morning.

You grabbed my hand. We ran down the stairs.

If a 15-year-old kid can do this, who else can do this?