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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Energy woes Boxer's supporting the scaled-back energy bill; it will likely pass	Brian Beutler	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill
She's the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. She carries a lot of weight and many will no doubt follow her lead. This thing is going to pass. James Inhofe just said he thinks it'll probably get about 80 votes. Perhaps the only interesting remaining question is whether anybody (Sanders?) will oppose this thing out of protest.
Topics: Barbara Boxer, energy, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: First full committee hearing America's Climate Security Act goes before Boxer's Environment Committee	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Well, so much for enjoying Boxer's continued grilling. Early in the hearing, after one brief but blistering round of questions, she had to depart for votes on the Senate floor. She passed the gavel down to Joe Lieberman, who also had to leave, and down it went until it reached Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who closed up the hearing -- a brief one by Senate standards. Sanders remains the only member of the committee asking serious questions about renewable energy. He pokes ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Meltdown Boxer vs Inhofe, round 2: The Rumble in Rayburn	Adam Browning	29 Sep 2007	Gristmill
If you will recall, the first round of their schoolyard squabble, on the occasion of Inhofe's filibustering of Gore's attempts to answer his questions, ended with a crushing uppercut by Boxer: Committee chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) finally intervened. "Would you agree to let the Vice President answer your questions?" Inhofe said Gore could respond when he was done talking, but Boxer wouldn't have it: "No, that isn't the rule. You're not making th ...
Topics: politics, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Al Gore's testimony to the Senate Liveblogging is the new black	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Gore is just arriving at the Senate. The cameras are clicking! The crowd is buzzing! David is liveblogging! Join me below the fold. Sen. Boxer is looking quite stylish, no? Rules are being introduced. Hopefully it won't take 15 minutes like in the House. Uh oh. Inhofe's going already. Whining about getting the testimony late. Whining about the record. Whining about how much time he gets. Wow, it's clear that Inhofe and Boxer loathe one another. And ... now ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

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