Wed
Dec 6 2006
10:42 am
Boxer vows to end environmental rollbacks
By: R. Neal

Sen. Barbara Boxer will be the new head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and says the days of Bush environmental rollbacks are over:

"Any kind of weakening of environmental laws or secrecy or changes in the dead of night — it's over," Boxer said. "We're going to for once, finally, make this committee an environment committee, not an anti-environment committee. ... This is a sea change that is coming to this committee."

She also said they are going to take global warming seriously. Outgoing committee chairman Sen. James Inhofe says it's a hoax, and in his last committee meeting today will air his view that "the news media have fanned alarmism about global warming."

Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi said she would put minimum wage to a vote first thing in January. As we were frequently reminded during the first week of November, Democrats clearly do not have a plan.

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WhitesCreek's picture

The Girls should do us

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Wed, 2006/12/06 - 11:18am.

The Girls should do us proud...But I'm dissappointed at the prospects of Joe Lieberman being the head of the chief Senate investigative committee.

I'll be happy just as soon as he convenes a hearing on the billions misplaced by Halliburton.

Steve

Eleanor A's picture

Sweet Jesus. My mouth is

Submitted by Eleanor A on Wed, 2006/12/06 - 11:56am.

Sweet Jesus. My mouth is watering.

I know they're just going to break our hearts, but this is a pretty good aperitif, you gotta admit.

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A girl with fingernails that shine like justice

Andy Axel's picture

Bush still has the veto...

Submitted by Andy Axel on Wed, 2006/12/06 - 3:20pm.

Talk is one thing. Results are another.

It's good to hear the words spoken, though.

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Dirty mouth language -- it's the new black.

Socialist With A Gold Card's picture

Yes, but

Submitted by Socialist With ... on Wed, 2006/12/06 - 3:58pm.

Sure, Bush has the veto (and will probably use it), but all the Dems have to do is attach such issues to "must-pass" legislation, such as continued funding for the Iraq debacle. This is the tactic the GOP has used for years; it guaranteed Clinton's signature on lots of things he didn't want to sign and couldn't afford to veto. The tactic also forced then-minority Dems to either vote for the GOP agenda or go on record as voting "against" whatever the rest of the bill contained (VA funding, free milk for puppies, etc.).

The new Congress has lots of potential to get things accomplished, as long as they can keep the caucus disciplined enough to do so. Any Senate defections to the GOP side of an issue would doom it, but party-line votes can (and probably will) be used to force Bush's hand on a lot of problems that desperately need to be fixed.

--Socialist With A Gold Card

"I'm a socialist with a gold card. I firmly believe we need a revolution; I'm just concerned that I won't be able to get good moisturizer afterwards." -- Brett Butler

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