Senate Proceeding on Jun 16th, 2009 :: 1:39:15 to 1:42:04
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1:39:15 to 1:39:35( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: are right on target, and we always expected there would be a couple of thing that happened that were wrong. the administration is aware of it. we're trying to get o top of it and stop it. but we lost over $1 trillion from our economy and the stimulus package about $700 billion, $787 billion, so that we could make sure that this

1:39:15 to 1:42:04( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Barbara Boxer

1:39:36 to 1:39:57( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: great recession doesn't turn into a great depression, and we knew -- that's why we have -- i think it's 30 inspectors general? 30 inspectors general overseeing this program. so despite that, i understand senator coburn. he was never for the he just says,

1:39:58 to 1:40:18( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: people work their way through it. government should stay out. that's fair. now h program. all the work he has done so far has identified .7%, not even 1%, that were a problem. and some of those are way off-base. and i wapt to talk about some of them in california -- and i want to talk about some of them in

1:40:19 to 1:40:39( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: california that he has highlighted and is bashing. $200,000 to place restrooms at a black but park. excuse me, maybe there's some wrong with me. i think having a clean

1:40:40 to 1:41:00( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: in a state pk that is safe and availa but he says that's ridiculous. it creates jobs to build that. it's an important hygieneic proke that i think has to happen. there's -- he talks also about a state park.

1:41:01 to 1:41:23( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: and this is near and dear to my park. $620,000 to build a skate park for our children in long beach, california. now, i don't kw about mr. coburn in oklahoma -- they have fewer people there, that's true. i have people. we have a lot of kids. we have a lot of kids who get in trouble after school. we have a lot of kids that drop out of school.

1:41:24 to 1:41:44( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: we have a problem. they love to skateboard. as a matter of fact, we had a group, a former gang in oakland come forward and actually construct it themselves. so building a skatepark for our kids is not a boondoggle. it is a safe place for them to

1:41:45 to 1:42:04( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: go, and you create jobs when you do it. we're installing energy-efficient runway guidance lights at the san diego airport. yes, energy-efficient lighting saves as a matter of fact, this thing has a payback -- it costs $5 million.