Jan 2, 2013
Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to my colleagues, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Olympia Snowe. We have served together in the Senate for two decades and I will dearly miss their grace and their friendship. I know that…
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.
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Jan 2, 2013
Mr. President, I rise to register my concerns with the confirmation of Dr. Joshua Wright to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, FTC. The FTC's mission is to ``prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive…
Jan 1, 2013
I am wondering if the Senator can finish in 5 minutes, and then I would speak, and then he can have more time.
Jan 1, 2013
Mr. President, I would like to say to Senator Enzi that I agree with so much of what he said. Our being here on New Year's Eve, some of us without our families, is nothing to be proud of, and having been able to do our work through the…
Jan 1, 2013
So when we talk about our vote this morning, it is not a wonky discussion. It is real people. Five million Californians are about to get trapped into the AMT problem, the alternative minimum tax, which was set up for a very fair reason. I…
Dec 31, 2012
Mr. President, we are all here and hopeful there will be a deal so we can avert going over the fiscal cliff. I listened carefully to the remarks of my friend Senator Harkin, which I would have to describe as fairly negative. I wish to…
Dec 30, 2012
Will the Presiding Officer let me know when I have talked for 4 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The chair will let the Senator know.
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. President, I wish to thank Senator Corker for his remarks and join in with his support for Carol Galante. She has a long and distinguished career of building and promoting affordable housing, and she is very well qualified. She began…
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. President, how much time remains on this side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Thirteen minutes for the majority.
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. President, I wish to read from a letter the majority and minority leaders received from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Homebuilders, and the National Association of Realtors. These are the businesspeople…
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. President, as we stand here--or sit here--and watch what is happening, we know there are negotiations going on to avert at least part of the fiscal cliff. I want to say--I have said this privately, but I want to do it publicly--I hope…
Dec 30, 2012
So we have someone who understands the business side, the renter side, and the home ownership side. I am very proud this woman is a Californian. I know there are lots of issues within FHA, and we all have to work on them, and we have heard…
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