Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Barbara Boxer

Senate Signals 6-Month Delay for Transport Bill — But Will the House Agree?

By Elana Schor | Oct 23, 2009 | No Comments

The Senate is leaning towards abandoning the Obama administration’s push for an 18-month delay of the next long-term transportation bill and now plans to pursue a six-month extension of existing federal infrastructure law, according to a report from CQ this afternoon: Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN) (Photo: Capitol Chatter) An industry official said the senators realized […]

Senate Climate Bill Released With Much Fanfare, Little Focus on Transport

By Elana Schor | Sep 30, 2009 | 2 Comments

Flanked by fellow Democrats, members of the military, and a crowd hoisting signs with buzzwords like "clean energy" and "green jobs," Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) today released the first draft of their legislation to curb U.S. emissions and combat climate change. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), center, and John Kerry (D-MA), left, […]

Boxer Reminds Metrolink: Train Crew Members Shouldn’t Ride Solo

By Elana Schor | Sep 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

The transportation spending bill passed by the Senate this week includes $50 million in rail safety grants sought in June by environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) — but the bill may not become law for months, and today Boxer told California’s Metrolink commuter rail that interim safety protections would have to stay in place. This week marks the […]

In Search of Stimulus on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Avent | Jul 10, 2009 | No Comments

While many cautious economists are at pains to point out that the bulk of the funds in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — that is, the stimulus — have not yet been spent, others are arguing that the economy is significantly weaker than was expected when the bill was passed and a larger fiscal […]

Boxer Delays Senate Climate Bill Until September

By Elana Schor | Jul 9, 2009 | 5 Comments

This was supposed to be a big week for action on climate change in the Senate — but it’s ending with Republicans rubbing their hands in glee as the Environment and Public Works Committee delays its unveiling of legislation on carbon emissions. Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: AP) As Reuters reports this […]

How Did the Senate’s 2008 Climate Bill Treat Transportation?

By Elana Schor | Jun 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

As I hunted for the language in the House climate change bill that set aside emissions allowances for transportation projects, I wondered how the Senate treated the issue in its climate bill last year. In fact, that Senate bill, which fell 12 votes short of beating a filibuster in the first week of June 2008, […]

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