Barbara Boxer

I know one of the criticisms of CEDAW which I prefer to refer to as the women's rights amendment--human rights amendment.

As you know, the Senate has taken a number of steps to support women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa.

The leverage that we have here is the funding, and that is something that I feel we are going to have to look at--we just cannot turn our eye away from what is happening.

I am not going to give a blank check to some of these countries that are doing these things.

In Egypt, a new election plan was put forth that may result in very few seats for women.

In Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, we can talk about some of the positive signs.

I hope you will. It is clear from your comments and those from my colleague and myself that women are playing a significant role in the protest movements.

The empowerment of women is inextricably linked to the potential of nations to generate economic growth and sustainable democracy.

Mr. Bryson's unique background will serve him well as he works with President Obama, the Senate, and the House to create jobs. I applaud our President for choosing such a well- qualified, experienced individual to be Commerce Secretary…

I am happy to yield my 5 minutes to Senator Inhofe at the appropriate point.

To lead us off on this very important amendment and to explain why it is important to not support the McCain amendment is a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and a great member of that committee and a great…

Extreme weather is what was predicted.

I am going to leave it to others to ask about the manual. Thank you all so much for your heroic efforts.

Because Max Baucus doesn't say things without a lot of thought.

To me what's really important is go after those high-risk areas first.

The NTSB believes that safety improvements are needed throughout the pipeline industry.

I want to thank my dear colleague Senator Feinstein for her eloquence today, and, you know, I feel in my heart that we can make a difference here, and I'm ready to work with everybody.

I know you'd comply. Because if you don't comply you're breaking the law; you'd never do that.

To me what's really important is go after those high-risk areas first.

I think we ought to require this. And you have caveats. And I think that is critical.

Do you support eliminating the grandfather clause that exempts pre-1970 pipelines from pressure tests?

We don't believe it is for all pre-1970 lines.

The easiest thing for you to do is make the changes that can be done via regulation, through your protocols.

So some are doing very well at this, and some are not. Is that your point?

I would urge you to look at these protocols. They're, you know, very, very clear.