Senate Proceeding on Jul 30th, 2008 :: 1:17:12 to 1:19:43
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Speech By: Richard Durbin

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Richard Durbin: friend from illinois, the senior senator from illinois, for many, many, many years. we served in the house together. he's one of the most collegial members of the senate. i don't think i've ever

1:17:12 to 1:17:24( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: seen you quite as upset and angry as you are. and i want to ask my friend, because he touched on this: the real impact on america's families that he started to discuss, as chair of the environment

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Speech By: Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer: and public works committee, we know we have to fund our highway program. and i know my colleague from michigan and my colleague from minnesota both are going to talk about the need for safe and

1:17:39 to 1:17:59( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: sound infrastructure and the fact that with it comes good jobs. but here's where we are at this point. because of the no, no, noo, votes by that side, what they said "no" to today was making sure

1:17:59 to 1:18:19( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: we e can pay for the highway projects we've already authorized, we've already told the states to go ahead and start constructing. $8 billion was in this bill that they just said "no" to again. $8

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Barbara Boxer: billion to replenish the highway trust fund. that translates to -- and hold on to your hats, folks -- 400,000 good-paying jobs that will be lost if we do not replenish this fund. not to men tion the

1:18:33 to 1:18:50( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: jobs that are already being lost becauseau they refuse to renew these tax credits for solar, wind, and geothermal. in my state, we have a horrible housing crisis, terrible. construction is down.

1:18:50 to 1:19:03( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: what has been keeping us afloat, i say to my colleagues, is the renewable energy industry. 400 solar companies have moved in. they're taking these workers. so how could we have -- how could we have

1:19:03 to 1:19:16( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: -- and i'd ask unanimous consent that the senator have one more minute. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: so i say to my friend, this republican party here, they are the recession

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Barbara Boxer: party. they stand for recession, moving into depression with their votes. does my friend not agree with their votes today? mr. du rbin: this is the second time inn 24 hours we have given the republicans

1:19:29 to 1:19:43( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: a chance to show whether they're for an energy policy which will produce more clean energy and more jobs for america, and four of them came forward to support us. only four. there are 49 of those

1:19:43 to 1:19:57( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Durbin: senators. four voted with us.| and the trust fund, of course, the critical point which can create 400,000 jobs across america, middle income families are struggling to survive. we need more good-paying