Barbara Boxer

You do not speak for environmentalists. And when you said if you are an environmentalist you are in support of the pipeline, let me just say that is ludicrous on its face, please do not speak for me, and do not speak for lots of folks who…

Is it in the national interest to expose U.S. communities living close to refineries... to higher levels of toxic and cancer-causing air pollutants?

I personally believe we have to weigh in on a health impacts study, because personally I think our national interest should include if our kids are going to suffer more asthma, cancer, and the rest.

It was with great interest that I listened to my friend. I suppose we are making progress. He used to call climate change a hoax, and he did not say that. So maybe he is moving in our direction. But I also want to point out, he says we are…

You know, just talking to my colleagues from West Virginia, this has been a huge blow to that State.

Good. Because at the end of the day everybody benefits from this.

The problem with risk management doesn't include ammonium nitrate, so that is a problem for us.

I think it is a smart thing to do.

I put in the record a letter I sent to Administrator McCarthy, asking her to look at existing authorities.

Pray for the safety of that plant and all these plants, and I also think it is important for us to do more, because these explosions keep on happening.

I can't encourage you enough, because, a, if only a few people join, it doesn't mean that much; b, if you make this a marketing tool in the private sector, this is a good thing.

Senator, thank you so much and thank you for your sponsorship of the Manchin bill.

Wow. You know, when I heard the name Freedom Industries, I thought, yes, the freedom to pollute everybody's drinking water.

We are not there yet, we are working on it, and I know you will help me get there, so I appreciate it.

I was dismayed you didn't act on their recommendation to add explosive chemicals to your Risk Management Program.

When will I hear about that? When will we hear about that, this committee?

But it certainly means we need to enforce the laws we have, and tighten them up and make sure they work. That is really the key.

Sir, unfortunately, your time has expired, so we are going to move on and we will get to you in the questions.

Today this committee continues its important oversight of efforts to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities across this Nation.

I see it as a failure, as you say, of the equipment to hold the chemical.

I am looking for action here, not a lot of words, and so far I have seen a lot of words.

I am proud of our State and what we are doing.

I believe that, not just here, but in so many other places. So I look forward to working with your organization, with Senator Feingold, with all my colleagues here.

The people of eastern Congo remain committed to helping their neighbors and rebuilding their communities.

Petcoke is making coal-fired power generation more carbon intensive and cheaper at exactly the time that we urgently need low carbon solutions to energy production.