Clinton gives senators health care pep talk Nov 12, 2009
Barbara Boxer, an ardently pro-choice California Democrat, said abortion opponents face an uphill climb in the Senate, where they would need 60 votes to strip the Senate bill's abortion language - which maintains current law banning the use of public funds for the procedure - and replace it with something similar to the House amendment. E-mail the writers at and. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Senate Democratic Women Target Anti-Abortion Provision Nov 11, 2009
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. said she and her female Democratic counterparts had a good meeting focused on how to advance health care reform legislation in the Senate that doesn t include Stupak s provision, which imposes a permanent ban on abortion coverage for any insurance plan paid for in part with a federal subsidy. (Roll Call)
Grassley Warns of Costs of Climate Change Legislation Nov 11, 2009
The opening statements in Tuesday s hearing stand in stark contrast to those made by members of EPW during last week s markup of Chairman Barbara Boxer s (D-Calif. bill. (Roll Call)
Scozzafava Repeat In California? Nov 11, 2009
With memories of NY-23 fresh in the minds of conservative activists, the fight over Californias GOP Senate nominee to potentially unseat Barbara Boxer has turned into a game of who is conservative enough. . (Townhall.com)
Senator Barbara Boxer House Party Saturday; includes conference call with the Senator Nov 11, 2009
The Barbara Boxer Senate campaign is taking aim, starting this Saturday, at winning next year's Senate election by building a strong grassroots organization in every county in California ... Last week, Carly Fiorina, Hewlett Packard's former CEO, announced she will challenge Barbara Boxer in what is sure to be the Senator's toughest and most expensive campaign yet ... Whether it is health care reform or climate change legislation, Senator Barbara Boxer is the clear winner who has proven she... (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Dems Advance Climate Bill Without GOP Nov 10, 2009
Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. But the California Democrat moved quickly to pass the bill Thursday, which for the first time would set mandatory limits on heat-trapping gases, without any of the seven GOP senators on the panel present. (KSBW 8, CA)
Calif. Dems Angry Brown is Sole Choice for Gov. Nov 9, 2009
One notable exception to the gloomy sentiment was a 60 percent approval rating for U.S. President Barack Obama, boosting next year's reelection chances of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat and strong ally of the president. Indeed, 59 percent of all those polled said they prefer a senator who would mostly support Obama's policies, including 48 percent of independents. (Newsmax)
Doubling Down on Defeat Nov 9, 2009
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Copenhagen). Seems like some Senators are more worried about approval ratings among Europeans than among Americans. (Human Events Online)
Lodi, county leaders seek fed money for Highway 12 (8) Nov 9, 2009
Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and other key Washington officials in an effort to gain federal money for Highway 12 and other projects. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
2010 elections: Democratic fears, GOP hopes Nov 9, 2009
Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas, a state John McCain won last fall; Chris Dodd in Connecticut, hampered by a mortgage controversy; Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, the party-switching former Republican; and Barbara Boxer in California, a frequent GOP target. Democrats want to pick up seats left open by retiring GOP senators in Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Ohio. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Don't deal out old political hand Dianne Nov 9, 2009
Her failure to vote, her past support for Democrats such as Barbara Boxer, and her inability to answer questions about her time at eBay are not going away ... But remember, Barbara Boxer is the single most fortunate politician in California. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Time to get act together on bid for a rail facility Nov 8, 2009
Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have also been pushing California's application with federal officials. Speech on Fresno County highlights positives. (Fresno Bee)
Fiorina comes out swinging - at her cancer Nov 8, 2009
Barbara Boxer, a Democrat, nor Fiorina's GOP opponent in the June primary, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, from raising tough issues, including Fiorina's spotty voting record and her controversial history as Hewlett-Packard CEO.. Male and female politicians have openly discussed their battles with cancer before - most recently, Rep. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
" That wouldn't work. Isn't that even more of an incentive for developing nations not to accept any binding emission caps? They are starting to feel the consequences of such a policy. India now faces the prospect of black carbon emissions greatly accelerating the melting of ice that forms the source of the majority of the water in the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers. They must cut back on black carbon for their own survival. Do you see indications of a shift in awareness in China,... (Salon)
* No climate deal likely for up to a year: negotiators Nov 7, 2009
On Thursday it further inflamed opposition to its Senate bill when Barbara Boxer, chairman of the environment committee, defied a Republican boycott to vote through a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent over 2005 levels by 2020. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said on Tuesday a delay of a year would be too long, while developing countries were dismayed last night that they had not been formally told of the delay. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 7, 2009
The governor also met with California's two Democratic senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and held an early-evening session open to all 53 of the state's House members. But missing from his agenda during his three-day trip, unlike in past years when Republicans were in charge, were individual meetings with any of the state's GOP House members. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Bangkok talks tougher signals to Copenhagen meeting Nov 7, 2009
The new climate bill, proposed by U.S. Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, requires a 20 percent cut in GHG emissions from the2005 level by 2020, compared to the 17 percent cut negotiated in the U.S. House of Representatives. But many U.S. lawmakers worry that the bill would hurt economy. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Death of Deliberative Democracy Nov 7, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. performed an end-run around debate over her massive global warming bill on Thursday by using a "nuclear option" maneuver on the Senate Environment and Public Works. (Human Events Online)
2006 Courant Investigation: Mentally Unfit To Fight Nov 7, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. and Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn. (FOX61, CT)
Top GOP Senate Leaders Back Fiorina Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer (D) in 2010. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Baucus only Demo to vote ‘no' on climate-change bill Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. sending it to the Senate floor. (Montana Standard, MT)
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif ... Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment c Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. (ABC News -- Wire)
Democrats advance contentious climate bill Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif ... Barbara Boxer specifically cited the compromise approach floated on Wednesday by Republican Lindsey Graham, Democrat John Kerry and independent Joseph Lieberman. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Changing the Debate: From Energy to Jobs and Economic Strength Nov 6, 2009
The legislations sponsors, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), thus have dubbed their supposed antidote to climate change the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" of 2009. Though the Senators rhetoric assures economic reward and national strength, Pete Townsends words best describe the Senate proposals similarity to the Houses: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. . (Townhall.com)
Obama to Native Americans: ‘You will not be forgotten’ Nov 6, 2009
Senator Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate environment committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. But the California Democrat said the Republican demand for more analysis was duplicative and waste of taxpayer dollars. (Boston Globe)
The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer really does open up very new prospects ... " Michael Casey reports: That campaign comes despite an International Energy Agency report released this week showing that OPEC revenues would still increase $23 trillion between 2008 and 2030 -- a fourfold increase compared to the period from 1985 to 2007 -- if countries agree to significantly slash emissions and thereby cut their use of oil.... The head of the Saudi delegation Mohammad S. Al Sabban dismissed the IEA figures as "biased"... (Salon)
Take to the phones! Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. introduced the (FOCA), which would, excuse the legalese, keep their laws off our bodies once and for all. (Salon)
Climate Bill Moves Forward in Senate Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial committee vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. But the California Democrat moved quickly to pass the bill Thursday, which for the first time would set mandatory limits on heat-trapping gases, without any of the seven Republican senators on the panel present. (CBS News)
Fiorina's Record at HP Will Be Key to Senate Race Nov 6, 2009
"Barbara Boxer has been calling me a failed CEO for the entire year," she said. "It is yet another of her works of fiction, but nevertheless, she conveniently in this charge forgets that I led Hewlett-Packard through the worst technology recession in 25 years and doubled our revenues, improved our profitability, tripled our rate of innovation, quintupled our cash flow, added jobs and created a market leader in the process.". (Newsmax)
Democrats advance hotly contested climate bi... Nov 6, 2009
Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. But Boxer moved quickly to pass the bill without the help any of the seven GOP senators in the room. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Senate hopeful Fiorina visits Valley Nov 6, 2009
Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished and government spending soared ... Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill... (Fresno Bee)
Three Senators Out To Rescue Climate Bill Nov 6, 2009
Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, because no Republicans showed up. Republican lawmakers are demanding a more thorough economic analysis of the measure, which would reduce heat-trapping gases by 83 percent by 2050, saying it will raise energy prices and cause job losses. (Newsmax)
Sharp Park as golf course is best for everyone Nov 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009. Golf is supposed to be a sport of polite applause, good sportsmanship and thoughtful strolls down green fairways. (San Francisco Chronicle)
UN climate treaty may need extra year... Nov 6, 2009
"I think this is a great signal for Copenhagen that there's a will to do what it takes to advance this issue," committee Chairman Barbara Boxer told reporters after her panel voted. But Democrats are likely to fall far short of their goal of passing legislation in the full Senate before Copenhagen as Boxer's bill lacks enough support for full approval. (The Drudge Report)
Fiorina On Voting Record: 'Shame On Me' Nov 6, 2009
The former head of Hewlett-Packard, who is running for the seat now held by Democrat Barbara Boxer, said she has no excuse for not voting more often when people have died for that right. According to Fiorina's campaign, she voted in six of 14 elections in California since 2000. (KCRA 3, CA)
Democrats: GOP Backlash Likely in '10 Nov 5, 2009
Barbara Boxer, the Democratic incumbent, because, he said, state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore would not be able to win the general election. In response, conservative blogs led by RedState. (Newsmax)
Why Rush on Global Warming? Nov 5, 2009
Along with congressional allies like John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, and Nancy Pelosi, Obama would like nothing better than to rush global warming regulation through congress before the public can turn proper attention to a proposal under which, as the President himself has put it, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. . (Townhall.com)
Can Senate trio salvage a climate bill? Nov 5, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. that would impose mandatory limits on heat-trapping gases for the first time is stalled in committee because of a Republican boycott. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Carly Fiorina makes Senate bid formal Nov 5, 2009
formally entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat from California, now held by Barbara Boxer. Fiorina had long been rumored to be considering a run against Boxer. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Fiorina targets Boxer's Senate seat Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's ... Nov 5, 2009
GARDEN GROVE Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished and government spending soared ... What do you say that come next year, we give Barbara Boxer the chance to become a full-time novelist. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Carly Fiorina Announces Calif. Senate Run Nov 5, 2009
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and McCain Economic Adviser Seeks GOP Bid to Challenge Barbara Boxer ... (AP) Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer of California ... Do you REALLY think that she is going to beat Barbara Boxer in California. (CBS News)
As bill heads for floor vote, AARP ready to endorse health care overhaul Nov 5, 2009
The announcement came as a key Senate panel for a second straight day delayed voting on any changes to a climate and energy bill introduced in late September by Kerry and Democrat Barbara Boxer of California because no Republicans showed up. Republican lawmakers are demanding a more thorough economic analysis of the measure, which would reduce heat-trapping gases by 83 percent by 2050, saying it will raise energy prices and cause job losses. (Boston Globe)
Amid GOP optimism, Fiorina announces Senate run Nov 5, 2009
Barbara Boxer at a green technology firm in Orange County, promising to pound on what she said was the California junior senator's record on issues at the top of the political agenda: jobs, the economy and the deficit ... Fiorina, a breast cancer survivor who appeared at Wednesday's announcement without a wig and in a new short, graying hairstyle, issued a bold and even more personal challenge - telling supporters, "After chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Former HP CEO Fiorina Targets Boxer's Senate Seat Nov 5, 2009
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina enters race to oust Barbara Boxer from US Senate seat ... After months of speculation but few public appearances, Fiorina was expected to announce her plans Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, for the U.S. Senate seat held by liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer of California ... Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a... (ABC News -- Wire)
Fiorina Announces Bid for U.S. Senate Nov 5, 2009
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she is running for the Republican nomination to battle liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat. Fiorina ended months of speculation with an announcement in an opinion piece in the Orange County Register. (Newsmax)
Health care voting could be delayed into 2010 Nov 5, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. who was battling her own GOP boycott of climate change legislation in the Environment and Public Works Committee, expressed optimism that health care legislation would be enacted. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Click to read:Republicans Sweep N.J., Va. Gov. Races Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer, you're NEXT ... Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer, Henry Waxman, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, and President Obama. (CBS News)
Global warming Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer really does open up very new prospects ... Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Salon)
Climate talks face difficult road ahead of meeting Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif ... Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Newsom and Feinstein compared Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer supported Van de Kamp, going so far as to call him "the best feminist in the race.". Feinstein demonstrated tremendous resolve by staying in the gubernatorial race. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
EU urges US climate plan as GOP boycotts Senate panel vote Nov 4, 2009
However, when Senator Barbara Boxer of California convened her environment committee to start voting on the 959-page climate bill she and Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts had fashioned, she was faced with a Republican boycott. Only Senator George Voinovich of Ohio showed up and he stayed only for 15 minutes to demand a closer analysis of the bill s cost and impact on jobs. (Boston Globe)
And now it's down to one Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. who faces a well-funded opponent in former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
GOP shuns climate change debate Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer says the reason given for the walkout "doesn't hold up to the light of day in fairness and objectivity." STORY HIGHLIGHTS ... Barbara Boxer, D-California, responded that the panel has held dozens of hearings on the issue, and that she had taken the unprecedented step of scheduling a session with EPA experts later Tuesday to answer any questions by committee members. (CNN)
Republican senators boycott climate bill Nov 4, 2009
Barbara Boxer, a Democrat and the panel's chairman, argued the Environmental Protection Agency already has provided "a full blown economic analysis" and that Majority Leader Harry Reid has promised further studies when the bill is merged with other legislation. She insisted, "We're not rushing. We are taking our time.". (MSNBC -- Politics)
Boxer, GOP Face Off Over Climate Boycott Nov 3, 2009
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. said Monday she will not be intimidated by GOP boycott threats and vowed to begin marking up her climate change legislation Tuesday regardless of whether Republicans show up at the Environment and Public Works Committee session. (Roll Call)
GOP Senators Balk on Votes on Climate Change Nov 3, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. co-sponsor of the climate bill, which is before her Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans to press ahead with consideration of the measure on Tuesday, even as GOP panel members threatened to boycott the proceedings. (ABC News -- Wire)
Climate Bill Faces High Hurdles in Senate Nov 3, 2009
told CNBC on Friday, explaining why he did not think the bill Kerry had sponsored along with Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. could pass. (CBS News -- US)
Senate GOP Plans Boycott of Climate Bill Nov 3, 2009
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who leads the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, urged Republicans to attend a critical Tuesday hearing on the bill but warned their absence would not freeze progress on the measure. "We look forward to working with them if they decide to participate, but if they do not, we will move forward in accordance with the rules of the Senate and of this committee," she said in a statement. (Newsmax)
Barrasso, others may boycott proceedings Nov 3, 2009
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. co-sponsor of the climate bill, which is before her Environment and Public Works Committee, said she planned to press ahead with consideration of the measure today, even as GOP panel members threatened to boycott the proceedings. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 3, 2009
The governor also met with California's two Democratic senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and held an early-evening session open to all 53 of the state's House members. But missing from his agenda during his three-day trip, unlike in past years when Republicans were in charge, were individual meetings with any of the state's GOP House members. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Farmers fight climate bill, but warming spells trouble for them Nov 2, 2009
Barbara Boxer, who heads the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, generally mirrors the cost projected by the EPA when it examined similar legislation that the House passed in the summer. The Democratic bill calls for cutting greenhouse gases from power plants and large industrial facilities by shifting energy use away from fossil fuels, especially coal. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign Nov 1, 2009
So has Chuck DeVore, a conservative California assemblyman hoping to run in a U.S. Senate primary against Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard executive backed by national Republicans to take on the Democratic incumbent, Barbara Boxer. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has endorsed Scozzafava, drawing the enmity of conservative bloggers scoffing at the possibility of a Gingrich presidential run in 2012. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling Nov 1, 2009
In June, eight Democrat U.S. Senators, including Barbara Boxer of California, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Robert Menendez of New Jersey, urged a resolution to the 9-year-old case. "Fundamental fairness requires nothing less and inconsistent applications of justice only serve to threaten the foundations of this great nation," the senators wrote. (Fresno Bee)
German Energy Giants Eye a Greener U.S. Oct 31, 2009
The U.S. Senate is also deliberating over the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, introduced by Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California in September. The bill, referred to by some as a Kerry-Boxer bill, seeks to cut emissions, create renewable energy jobs and increase domestic energy production. (BusinessWeek)
'Anybody Have a Lighter?' Oct 31, 2009
Where's Barbara Boxer. GUILFOYLE: Silent. (Fox News)
