Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Barbara Boxer

Boxer and Mica Release Vague Reassurance of Progress

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 21, 2012 | No Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. John Mica just released this statement: The conferees have moved forward toward a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a highway reauthorization bill. Both House and Senate conferees will continue to work with a goal of completing a package by next week. From what we’re hearing, whatever deal they’ve reached only applies […]

Boxer Changes Her Tone, Adopts a Fighting Stance

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

The transportation bill conference committee negotiations have been difficult and contentious, by all accounts — all except Senator Barbara Boxer’s account. The EPW chair has been optimistic when others have been bitter, consistently focusing on how much the two sides agree rather than the places where they’re still far apart. But that seemed to change with […]

Stakeholders Beg Conferees to Stop Acting Like Children

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 5, 2012 | 3 Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer’s noon press conference started out as a bit of a mess. The Senate press gallery announced it was canceled five minutes before it was due to start. Then three minutes later, the EPW committee sent out a notice that the event had changed locations and would start 20 minutes later. Needless to […]

Boxer to Speak to Reporters, Address Cloud Over Conference Committee

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 5, 2012 | No Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer is due to speak to reporters in about an hour about the goings-on in the conference committee. The mood has turned dark in the past few days, but she’s kept a positive attitude, saying, “It’s been wonderful.” Boxer used the anemic jobs report yesterday to underscore the need to pass a bill […]

Clues Hint at Souring Negotiations in Transpo Bill Conference

By Ben Goldman | May 31, 2012 | No Comments

Politico Pro Transportation put out a news blast today that threw some light into the inky shadows of the conference committee process, and what we saw there doesn’t look too pretty. Apparently Sen. Barbara Boxer has reason to believe negotiations aren’t going so well, “after a House GOP conferee criticized her for ‘stonewalling’ the lower […]

Senate Passes Two-Year Transportation Bill, 74-22; All Eyes on House

By Ben Goldman | Mar 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Senate transportation bill has finally passed by a vote of 74 to 22. In a show of bipartisan support, which this bill has largely enjoyed from start to finish, 22 Republicans voted for its passage. The bill, which would support $109 billion worth of federal transportation programs over two years if enacted — a […]

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