Barbara Boxer

Today the NRC announced that it is flying out a special investigation team to conduct a more intensive evaluation of the plant.

If these tubes rupture, radiation could be released at levels that exceed safety standards.

Could we have order? First, thank you to all colleagues for your amazing cooperation. I hope we vote this down because we already did vote down a similar amendment. This is another amendment that would devolve the Federal Aid Highway…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask to have an additional 15 seconds, since he went over by that much. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there will be 1 minute of debate in opposition prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 1756 offered…

I have a parliamentary inquiry: Did Senator DeMint use his 1 minute he had before the vote? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.

I know Senator Bingaman is here, so I will ask a quick unanimous consent that the time until noon be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, and all votes…

I was just going to suggest that Senator Nelson continue with the time because I do not need any more time at this point. So please continue. Amendment No. 1822 (Purpose: To provide for the restoration of the natural resources, ecosystems…

Last year, Senator Barbara Boxer and I wrote letters to Secretary Leon E. Panetta...

I am very concerned that Planetary Science programs received a 21 percent cut in the FY 2013 budget.

I know my colleague worked very hard on the health care bill, am I right on that?

It is irresponsible to wait up to 24 hours to instruct passengers on safety procedures in case of an emergency.

I want to congratulate the Cruise Line Industry of America and its members for instituting a new policy that requires a muster drill for all passengers before departure.

I believe this to be an important policy and have written to the Coast Guard asking that they change the current regulation for a muster within 24 hours of embarkation, to before a ship departs.

If my friend would yield for a question and keep the floor--and I ask unanimous consent that the time for this colloquy not be taken off his time, or does he have unlimited time?

Would the Senator yield? And I ask unanimous consent that she have an additional 60 seconds. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Reserving the right to object, if I could ask my friend through the Chair, would it be possible for me to have 2 minutes prior to his statement, and then following my remarks the floor will be the Senator's.

Yes, but let me make one statement. This list I have just read represents America--Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Yes, I yield.

I want to tell you who signed this letter. And my friend may not have seen it. The American Public Transportation Association, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, the Associated Equipment Distributors, the…

The time is appropriate to enhance HARP and provide refinancing opportunities to at-risk borrowers as an alternative to defaulting on their mortgage loans.

Support S.170, The Helping Responsible Homeowners Act, sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA).

According to the United Nations, as many as 6,000 detainees--about three quarters of those arrested during Libya's civil war--continue to be held in prison facilities run by individual militia groups operating outside the control of the…

Senator Lugar, thank you so much for chairing this hearing with me today and for your thoughtful questions.

I want to thank our nominees. They are outstanding. I can't imagine why we shouldn't act on each and every one of you expeditiously.

So, if I can interrupt? So they want to reintegrate them? Because that is important.