Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]

GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Republicans have been saying, slow down. But Boxer last night vowed to begin the final drafting of her bill today. Senator BARBARA BOXER (Democrat, California): I'm going to start sharply at nine. And everyone has five minutes and when then it's - hope

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Who Needs the GOP?

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...had boycotted the committee's work on the bill, insisting on a cost analysis of the proposal by the EPA. March 31: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. gestures as she speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP). In a rare move, Democrats on the Senate Environm

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Senate Democrats Force Climate Bill Through Committee Despite Republican Boycott

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...only Sen. Max Baucus of Montana opposing. When Republicans refused to attend markup sessions, committee chairwoman Sen. Barbara Boxer of California used an obscure procedure that allows a bill to be voted out of committee by a simple majority without co

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Fiorina's record at HP will be key to Senate race

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...on Wednesday, her campaign aides sent reporters an 11-page report touting her record at HP. At the same time, Sen. Barbara Boxer's team was portraying Fiorina as an insensitive CEO who oversaw the firing of thousands of workers and a then-controversial

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Inhofe vows to continue boycott of climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...change bill and force Democrats to allow a complete economic analysis of the measure. Declining to say exactly how, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans to move ahead with the bill

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Three senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Office of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., center, talks to committee member Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tues

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Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...can get something done. I'm asking Madam Chairman and I'm asking this committee: Give us some time." But Madam Chairman, Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), was not inclined to give Voinovich even enough time to finish his statement. "You finished your 12 minutes

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Carly Fiorina Senate Bid Kicks Off

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

... Hey kids! Look who got a website! Carly Fiorina, that's who! And she wants to be a U.S. Senator from "Carlyfornia" because Barbara Boxer has... SACRAMENTO - Over the past dozen years, Hewlett-Packard has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth o

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Three senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Wednesday that they would work to patch together a bill that could pass the Senate.A bill introduced by Kerry and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., that would impose mandatory limits on heat-trapping gases for the first time is stalled in committee because.

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Republicans skip meeting on climate change legislation

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...measure, which would cap emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. Panel chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., accused the Republicans of “playing politics” to delay the legislation. Any bid by Boxer to get arou

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Report details area housing, transportation costs

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Protection Agency analysis was unsatisfactory, although supporters of the bill called it an exhaustive examination. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., co-sponsor of the climate bill, which is before her Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans

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Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Fiorina jumps into the California Senate race

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO, is ready to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in the 2010 election. She also addressed her spotting voting record -- a potential problem for someone who will be asking for votes. "Admittedly, I have no

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Republican senators boycott debate of climate change bill

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Barbara Boxer (D) ended the morning today shuffling papers in silence at the head of an empty table, as Republican senators boycotted Day 1 of her panel’s markup of historic climate legislation. “This is an opportunity. I ask my colleagues to show u

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Inhofe leads Republican boycott against climate change bill

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...of a key committee to force a more complete analysis of a sweeping climate change bill. After opening up the session, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, appealed to the Oklahoma Republican and ot

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Inhofe wants more analysis of climate change bill

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

GOP senators absent at start of climate debate

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

..."is not a ruse" to block the bill, but concern that is widespread impact on the country has not been made clear. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, the panel's chairman, argued the EPA already has provided "a full blown economic analysis" and that Majori

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Republicans Boycott Climate Change Markup

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...for the sake of my constituents, for the sake of bipartisanship and for the future of this country,” Voinovich told Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). Voinovich stressed the importance of putting the bill through a full economic evaluation with the

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Partisan divide paralyzes climate debate

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...the bill proposed by the majority. After Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio made a cameo appearance at Sen. Barbara Boxer’s markup to state the GOP position that the EPA review of the House climate change bill was not sufficient, Boxer said

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Announcements November 4, 2009

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

... Previously, Sepulveda worked as a legislative assistant on commerce, trade, immigration and labor issues for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). Sepulveda received his undergraduate degree at Emory University and a mast

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