Comments on: “The Environmental Pollution Agency” http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jessejenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-49538 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:48:28 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-49538 The video of Boxer putting Inhofe in his place is awesome!

Unfortunately, the right wing talk show folks took the ‘Elections have consequences’ sound bite and ran with it, trying to paint the 2008 elections and democrats victories as disastrous for America. Oh well. It was a great moment, and a great sound bite too!

]]> By: Matt Maiorana http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48803 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:27:30 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48803 I agree completely Jesse. Definitely one of the highlights from the election – it is night and day between them. I love the dynamic too, Boxer isn’t afraid to put him in his place.

At one point during the hearing Inhofe was talking about how California is cooling and that “The Iceman Cometh.” Boxer sent some aides off to find stats and refuted his argument within minutes.

I love her response to Inhofe not letting Gore speak during an earlier hearing:
“You’re not making the rules anymore, you used to when you did this [holding up gavel], you’re not doing this anymore. Elections have consequences.”

youtube.com/watch?v=RjLmopoCZI8

]]> By: jessejenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48787 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:30:14 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48787 What a change it makes prying the gavel out of Senator Inhofe’s hands and giving it to Boxer. Could be the most important result of the 2006 Elections! Boxer is an All Star! Thanks for the post Matt.

]]> By: Amy Ortiz http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48765 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:48:39 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48765 Damn. I love Barbara Boxer. Good to see someone be aggressive in the face of complete stonewalling and corporate cronism. The Environmental Pollution Agency? Blatant, and to the point.

]]> By: Matt Maiorana http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48757 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:21:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/01/the-environmental-pollution-agency/#comment-48757 Update: The bill has now passed committee on a vote of 10-9 – straight down party lines. The fight for this is going to be close. It’s not yet clear if it will make it to the Senate floor before the August recess.

Also, it should be noted that Representative Inslee (D-Wash) has introduced a companion bill to this in the House – H.R. 3083

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