Senate Proceeding 03-15-11 on Mar 15th, 2011 :: 2:06:10 to 2:09:55
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Barbara Boxer: can't speak for my colleagues, i cannot. but i just have to look at what would happen if this were to become law and e.p.a., the enviromental protection agency signed into law by richard nixon, a republican, overwhelmingly -- and, by the way, the clean air act amendment signed into law by george

2:06:10 to 2:09:55( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer: herbert walker bush -- they would say to the e.p.a. you're out. you know longer have the ability to do your job, which is laid out in the clean air act. this particular amendment changes the clean air act and says, i say to my friend, to the

2:06:51 to 2:07:14( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: e.p.a., you no longer can look at carbon pollution. you can't look to any pollution at all that relates to the climate change issue. and in doing so, they are in a frontal assault against the american lung association, the american public health association, the american that

2:07:15 to 2:07:35( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: outhoracic society, physicians for social responsibility, am i say to my friend, even more than that, they're going against the american people. and i wanted to share this poll with you. in february, one month ago, really one month ago, there was a bipartisan poll, republican pollster and democratic pollster

2:07:36 to 2:07:57( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: teamed up, and they asked the people what they thought about these very issues. 69% of the american people -- this is not state and california. this is all over the country think e.p.a. should update the clean air act standard with stricter air pollution amendments. the mcconnell amendment stops

2:07:58 to 2:08:19( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: them -- stops them from updating the clean air act standards. as a matter of fact, it repeals the ability of the e.p.a. to ever address carbon pollution, which, by the way, is a clear endangerment to the i ask unanimous consent to place in the record e.p.a.'s endangerment finding. the presiding officer: without objection.

2:08:20 to 2:08:42( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: mrs. boxer: and i say to my good friend and my colleague from washington state, in e.p.a.'s summary of the endangerment that our people would face, they talk about the worsening of ground-level ozone pollution if the e.p.a. isn't allowed to enforce the law, which is what mcconnell offers us today.

2:08:43 to 2:09:03( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: they say exposure to ground-level ozone has been linked to problems leading to decreased lung function. we know kids today, in all the progress we made, kids born in areas close to freeways, i say to my friend, free to railroads,

2:09:04 to 2:09:27( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: close to ports have a reduced lung function. at birth they have a function. what are we doing how dare people come here and hurt the american people? that's what this is. this is about hurting the american people. hurting america's families. stopping the enviromental protection agency from cleaning up the air, cleaning up pollution.

2:09:28 to 2:09:51( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: the people -- say that e.p congress, should set e.p.a. standards. and, yet, this amendment says, e.p.a., get out of the picture. we don't want you. we want to do this. the politicians. well, the people don't want this. and that's why i hope we will

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Barbara Boxer: reject this terrible amendment that endangers the people.