Barbara Boxer

Would you let me know, as soon as you know, what contamination is flowing into that ocean?

I just want to say to Chairman Jaczko, I have these two nuclear plants that were built a very long time ago and now apparently PG&E and Southern California Edison have withdrawn their re-licensing processing now.

I think that is an important point. This has nothing to do with partisanship.

It is unlikely. That is exactly what they said about Japan. To the word.

I do not sense enough humility from all of us here.

The devastation brought on by these catastrophic events is heart breaking and our deepest condolences go out to the victims and their families.

Are you working with municipal wastewater treatment plants that accept hydraulic fracturing waste to ensure that adequate treatment is occurring?

First of all, to your knowledge, is that true?

I hear what my colleague is saying about his preference for State regulation.

Can you assure us that EPA will use an independent, comprehensive and scientific process to provide an accurate and unbiased assessment which will help us make sure drilling is done safely and responsibly and protect the public health?

So the answer is yes, you are looking at this?

Today we are hearing that this event now, in terms of radiation leaked, is equal to that of Chernobyl.

I don't speak for all the Members. I do speak for the Members on my side of the aisle.

The Stabenow amendment suspends full implementation of the Clean Air Act as it relates to carbon pollution for 2 years, which is going to cost jobs and harm America's competitiveness. Worse than that, I think around here ``delay'' is…

Well, that's what we're trying to do, trying to break through the inertia.

One of the things that we've recognized is that, looking back over the last decade, cumulatively, the amount of money that the United States has spent on this fight is about equal to a little bit less than a month of what we spend on the…

I am getting increasingly disturbed from stories that I hear about even babies being harmed.

Earlier this year, I introduced, along with Senators Burr, Cardin, and Scott Brown, a bill called the Child Protection Compact Act, or CPCA.

Is there any time limit on Senators? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Ten minutes.

What is the order? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is in morning business.

I don't understand that. You use bond authority. What do you mean by that? Don't you borrow with the bond authority that you have?

I see a big change there.

It is alarming to me that the House Members... have proposed and they already passed legislation that says the Highway Trust Fund can be used for other things.

I couldn't agree with you more on the need to move and the need for certainty.

We will have a whole section just dedicated to rural because we know that we need to take care of rural.