Barbara Boxer

It is a moral issue, and I just wanted to thank you because from the angry voices, and we have had them here, it is a beautiful thing.

How can you not have a compass inside that tells you it is not right, that there is a conflict there?

I think you ought to have a talk with Reverend Nelson.

Thank you for correcting the record, and we will show it.

Look, I often say this, if you can't breathe, you can't work.

You received funding from the Koch brothers.

The insidious role of dirty money in politics, sometimes it is secret, sometimes it is not so secret.

I believe in the free market, but what we have right now is a perversion of that market.

And I would ask unanimous consent to place into the record all the other donations from those who are fighting us on climate change, if I might.

Is 24 years an unreasonable timetable?

It is not fair that the child born there, just by circumstances of their birth, has less of a right to clean water.

We have spent, so far, $2 trillion in the war in Iraq, OK? I care about this country.

We think it is a new tool, and we think the leverage is going to be fantastic for you.

I am not asking for a study. You talked about L.A. Because you do not represent L.A., I do.

Useless mandates are ridiculous. They make zero sense. But common sense mandates based on science are critical.

I want you to know that my State has tougher environmental laws than the Federal Government.

Federal dollars certainly would be very helpful.

Do you think it is appropriate for cities to make improvements to stop the discharges of raw sewage into waterways that are used by our kids?

It is disgusting, and we have to fix it. And we can argue over everything. We have to fix it.

It is unacceptable. ... I believe it is a national problem.

Your staff said that there needed to be upgrades, study and upgrades seismic flooding and other protections.

I think I gave you this, Mr. Burns. And I know that everyone has seen it and agreed that it is accurate.

The Commission said no to the NRC staff proposal on regulatory framework.

I would like to arrange a meeting with you and the stakeholders in San Onofre, as well as Diablo.

You cannot be a rubber stamp for exemptions from the nuclear industry. That is not your job.