And so it begins:
#2 – Environmental Policy Shift
Boxer pledges shift on global warming policy with new Senate role
SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer
November 9, 2006 3:39 PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday promised major policy shifts on global warming, air quality and toxic-waste cleanup as she prepares to head the U.S. Senate’s environmental committee.
”Time is running out, and we need to move forward on this,” Boxer said of global warming during a conference call with reporters. ”The states are beginning to take steps, and we need to take steps as well.”
Boxer’s elevation to chairwoman of the Senate Environmental Public Works Committee comes as the Democrats return to power in the Senate. It also marks a dramatic shift in ideology for the panel.
The California Democrat is one of the Senate’s most liberal members and replaces one of the most conservative senators, Republican James Inhofe of Oklahoma. Inhofe had blocked bills seeking to cut the greenhouse gases contributing to global warming, calling the issue ”the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people.”
