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Barbara Boxer is a former United States Senator from California, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 5, 1993. Throughout her political career, Boxer was known for her strong advocacy on environmental issues, women's rights, and healthcare reform. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at addressing climate change and protecting public health.
They looked at this amendment. They said the claim is false, that gasoline prices would go down. So beware of things that are called good names. But when we get behind them, we see they are not good. They are dangerous. This is a red flag…
We just, to become energy independent, to do this in a way that is safe as, again, as we see what is happening over in Japan, our heart goes out and that feeling of just not being able to control things.
It is up to the Interior Department to be more rigorous in examining these permit applications.
The one thing that will stick with me forever is BP's permit application. When they were asked to describe the likelihood of a spill and the likelihood that it would cause damage, it was shocking. It just said, absolutely impossible.
Americans, we are people who like to be able to control things. When every day we watched BP explode there in the ocean, we had no sense that we could do anything about it.
I support efforts to restore the Gulf Coast and look forward to working with colleagues on a proposal that promotes the restoration of economically and environmentally important ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.
This is astounding when total damages for the BP Deepwater Horizon spill could total in the tens of billions of dollars.
Legislation introduced by Sen. Menendez, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011 (S. 214), has been referred to the EPW Committee for consideration.
This is a moment in history where we should look at religious freedom and also equality for women.
It is vital that the United States has the leadership in place to work with the international community to protect the rights of religious minorities and advance the cause of religious freedom and tolerance across the globe.
Senator Reid has laid out the devastating consequences of H.R. 1, which the Republicans have put forward as their plan to cut the budget. It is a jobs killer. It is a killer for the middle class. One of the things in H.R. 1, of many, is a…
Basically, we are saying that if we fail to keep this government open, or to lift the debt ceiling, we Members of Congress should not receive our pay. It is pretty straightforward. I think that is, in essence, unfair, if we have a…
No, I am not. I will reiterate again what I said, which is this: We do not increase or decrease the President's pay.
We are not changing a penny of the President's pay. What we are saying is, in the event of a government shutdown, he will be treated the same way other Federal employees are treated and be treated in the same way we are treated. He can…
We don't diminish, we withhold it during a period of a government shutdown or a failure to raise the debt ceiling. There is a reason we do it. It is very rare we have a government shutdown, but, in my view, and in the view of the…
This legislation, as drafted, does not increase or decrease the salary. If you withhold it, and if the President felt that was a violation, he himself would have to challenge it.
We did check this with legal counsel, and they told us that the legislation, as drafted, does not increase or diminish the annual salary of the President. It withholds pay during a shutdown or failure to raise the debt ceiling. There are…
We just want to be treated the same as other Federal employees, and that is how I have structured it. ... I believe this should be kept very simple; that in the case of a government shutdown we are treated the same way as other Federal…
Again, that is treating us differently than other Federal employees. That would be a tax writeoff.
That is a good idea. The reason I have done it this way is because I am trying to say that we in the Senate and in the House have an obligation to keep the government running, and we should be treated just like other Federal employees…
I support the managers' package. It is terrific. One of the things in there is a Coburn-Boxer amendment that would keep the patent fees in the Patent Office. I am so glad the chairman sees it that way because we have such a tremendous…
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