Barbara Boxer

We're going there to get Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.

For every dollar we spend, we save three.

I think it's very serious. Because, when you say they've been evaluated, they have not done the 3D evaluation that needs to be done.

One of my plants, Mr. Chairman, has 7 million people living within 50 miles.

We have two nuclear powerplants in our state that are located on or adjacent to fault lines that are very dangerous.

My state is no stranger to natural disasters. Californians understand that it is a matter of when--not if--the next major earthquake will strike.

This is a wise investment of Federal funds. Not only does it save lives, but the Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every dollar invested in disaster mitigation, three are saved by reducing future damages.

I'm proud that you're--you've joined with me and Senator Cantwell to sponsor the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011.

To address these threats, we must invest in programs that minimize risks and mitigate damages so our communities can better withstand these types of natural disasters.

Senator Inhofe said he could not promise me that he would not overturn any laws dealing with climate change.

The potential here is just enormous and it is... slower than we would like.

But unless there is action taken, the corn subsidy would continue?

Just this March, President Obama redoubled the Federal Government's commitment to energy independence and the use of renewable fuels.

That creates more jobs.

President Richard Nixon recognized the need to reduce our dependence on foreign energy when he created Project Independence.

Well, the thing that I like about cellulosic is that you do not destroy food product.

This is not about some theoretical catastrophe if something went wrong.

If you lose the ability to cool the reactor cores, then you have the possibility of a further degradation in the fuel which could lead to possibly a greater release than what is going on now.

What is the best thing that could happen, what is the worst? Now, we all hope for the best, but what is the worst thing that could happen?

We cannot know for sure what is going to happen.

If it is not perfect, make it better.

I think America is at its best when we are there for our friends and we certainly are.

I just think we need to inject a little more humility in this because look at what happened in Japan.

Because they are more at risk.

The chance of something like this happening, an event like this, is between 7,000 and 10,000 years.