Senator Barbara Boxer

Now The U.S. Senate Is Scrutinizing San Onofre

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.16.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to prop...

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A Woman's Voice

Sen. Barbara Boxer | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Republicans Birth Control, Women's Health, Sandra Fluke, Republicans Women's Health, Senator Barbara Boxer, Women's Health and Rights, Video, Women News
Sen. Barbara Boxer

Given recent events surrounding the vicious attacks on women's health in the Senate, in the House and on the radio airwaves, I have turned to music to help me express why it is so crucial to elect more women who will stand up for our rights and for the respect we deserve.

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Attacks on Women's Contraception Harms Our Economic Health

Harlan Green | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Contraception, Birth Control, Family Planning, Senator Barbara Boxer, Business News
Harlan Green

Without readily available contraception -- from the pill onward -- women would not have been able to contribute to economic growth as they have today.

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"If You Can't Breathe, You Can't Work"

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: TRAIN Act, Clean Air Act, Republicans Clean Air Act, Boxer Clean Air, Republicans Train Act, Epa Train Act, Senator Barbara Boxer, Obama Veto, Obama Train Act, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

In response to the ongoing Republican talking points about how EPA regulations are harming the economy, Boxer suggested, "If you can't breathe, you can't work."

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Michael McAuliff

Reagan Is Liberal Icon In Debt Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Debt, Ronald Reagan, Debt Ceiling, Debt Default, Budget, Obama Debt Ceiling, Ronald Reagan Debt Ceiling Letter, Barbara Boxer, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Senate Dems, Debt Limit, 112th Congress, Ronald Reagan Debt Default, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senate Democrats, Ronald Reagan Debt Ceiling, Howard Baker, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Democrats have a new icon these days: Ronald Reagan. That's because, unlike many Republicans in the House, the fiscally conservative ...

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Stopping the Republican Attack on Our Country's Clean Air Protections: Lessons from California

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Chairman Upton, Epa, Silicon Valley, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Diane Feinstein, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Republicans, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, h.r. 910, Environment California, Home News
Rep. Mike Honda

In California's 15th District, we know that technological innovation and environmental stewardship go hand in hand to enhance our quality of life. Tha...

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Amanda Terkel

DREAM Act Closer To Becoming A Reality

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan Grim contributed to this report. WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on Tuesday that he is moving on a major pie...

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They Keep Coming: Anti-Immigrants Bring Arizona's 1070 to California

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Jerry Brown, California, Agriculture, Meg Whitman Housekeeper, Prop 187, Tea Party Republicans, Immigration, Meg Whitman, Barbara Boxer, Jerry Brown, Son of SB 1070, Senator Barbara Boxer, Sb 1070, Carly Fiorina, Farmworkers, Tea Party, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

What lies ahead in California is a costly, multimillion dollar ballot fight designed by anti-immigrant groups to divide families, communities, and coalitions.

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Play Nice!! A Primer for Ginny Thomas and Mean Girls Everywhere

Jodi Lampert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ginny Thomas, Senator Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill, Politics News
Jodi Lampert

I find it hard to bear when women are mean to each other. I mean, seriously. Did Ginny Thomas really call Anita Hill, stirring up a hornet's-nest, after a 10-year respite of peace?

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White House, Democratic Senators Push for DADT Repeal This Year

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Diane Feinstein, Senator Carl Levin, Dadt Repeal, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Barbara Boxer, Lieberman Dadt, Lieberman Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

Sen. Joe Lieberman and several Democratic senators are holding a press conference Thursday morning "to bring this vote up."

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Time to Get Out the Vote for Barbara Boxer

Alfre Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Senate Race, Carly Fiorina Barbara Boxer, Senator Barbara Boxer, Barbara Boxer, Obama Barbara Boxer, California Senate Election, Los Angeles News
Alfre Woodard

Barbara Boxer has been standing up and fighting for us during her three terms in the Senate. Now it's time for us to fight for her.

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Coup For 30/10 Initiative: LA Wins $546 Million Federal Loan For Metro

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Mta, Senator Barbara Boxer, Los Angeles Metro, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Public Transportation, Los Angeles News

$546 million in public transportation funds are coming to Los Angeles via the Tiger II grant, a federal loan from the U.S. Department of Transportatio...

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A Few Words About Barbara Boxer

Alec Baldwin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Senate Race, Andrew Cuomo, Senator Barbara Boxer, Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina, Carl Paladino, Carly Fiorina Senate, Los Angeles News
Alec Baldwin

Carly Fiorina's lack of experience does not trouble me so much as her reductive attitude towards Barbara Boxer on a personal level and her complete and shameful obfuscation of Boxer's record in the Senate.

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$#*! Your Congressman Says: Devin Nunes' Wild Rant on California Water

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Congressman George Miller, Westlands Water District, Nazis, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Devin Nunes, Water Policy, Senator Barbara Boxer, California's Central Valley, Godwin's Law, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

It seems that all this particular Congressman is trying to do is be even more outrageous than talk show hosts and political extremists. Perhaps that plays in his district, but it does nothing to actually work to solve California's water problems.

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President Obama Attempts to Bridge the "Enthusiasm Gap"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Hamid Karzai, Barbara Boxer, Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Professor Warren, American Crossroads, Karl Rove, Midterm Elections, President Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Economic, Wall Street, Rahm Emanuel, Senator Barbara Boxer, Obama Press Conference, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Republicans, Chamber of Commerce, Policy, 2010 Elections, James Carville, Cnn, Elections 2010, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

President Obama must continue to talk directly to the American people, but he also must take concrete steps toward reinvigorating public institutions, unapologetically, and throwing a lifeline to a drowning middle class.

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POLL: Boxer, Fiorina In Statistical Tie

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new poll finds that U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's popularity with Californians has dropped, and that she's in a statistical t...

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Senator Barbara Boxer -- Her Reelection -- Our New Climate Movement

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, California Senate Race, Global Warming, Carly Fiorina, Climate Change, Senator Barbara Boxer, Green News
Subhankar Banerjee

We must help Senator Boxer's reelection campaign no matter where we live. She's a champion against offshore oil-and-gas development, while Carly Fiorina's sympathy is with the oil-and-coal companies.

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100,000 Strong

Sen. Barbara Boxer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barbara Boxer

Fiorina is relying on her multimillion dollar personal checkbook to fund her Senate campaign against me. But I have something more powerful than that: You, and the support of tens of thousands across the country.

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Gulf Coast Attorneys File RICO Class Action Lawsuits Against BP

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Levin Papantonio, Tony Hayward, Edward Markey, Hiram Eastland, Deepwater Horizon, Senator Barbara Boxer, BP Oil Spill, Emergency Response Plans, Gulf of Mexico, Justice Department, Deepwater Oil Drilling, RICO Act, Gulf Coast, Offshore Drilling, Eastland Law, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

By choosing the RICO approach, the Gulf Coast attorneys hope to provide an avenue for all Americans impacted by the disaster to stand up to the oil companies and prosecute them in civil court for their unlawful conduct.

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Protesting at Senator Barbara Boxer's Event Was a Step Backwards for Equality

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equality, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Barbara Boxer, Get-Equal, Sarah Palin, Senator Barbara Boxer, Gay, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

As much as we dislike Obama's wishy washy approach to gay rights advocacy, Sen. Boxer is a staunch supporter of equality. If the protesters are serious perhaps they should spend time raising money for Boxer and her progressive agenda.

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Obama To Return To California For Boxer Next Month

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans a second fundraising swing in California next month on behalf of Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, the se...

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Obama Says Boxer Could Lose If Democrats Don't Work

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama delivered Democrat-friendly California a stark message Monday: Liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer might lose her re...

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Obama To Speak At Boxer Fundraisers In LA

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama delivered Democrat-friendly California a stark message Monday: Liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer might lose her re...

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Carly Fiorina Open Mic Excuse: 'I Was Quoting A Friend' Mocking Barbara Boxer's Hair (VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ― Carly Fiorina says she was quoting a friend when she was caught on an open microphone making fun of an opponent's hairsty...

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Senator Boxer, 30/10 and Transit-Oriented Development in LA

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dubai, Mass Transit, Singapore, Middle East, 30/10 Initiative, Shanghai, Urban Land Institute, Metro, Public-Private Partnerships, Environment, Transit-Oriented-Development, Congress, Asia, Senator Barbara Boxer, Los Angeles, Alameda Corridor, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Senator Boxer gets it and is in the bus driver's seat on the 30/10 Initiative that Move LA and The Transit Coalition are so effectively advocating for.

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