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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , second left, leaves closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , far right, speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011,... View Photo »
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , center, leaves closed-door negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington. View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California) and her husband Stewart, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of... View Photo »
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Grout fills in cracks formed over the years in the structure of the Sixth Street bridge on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the... View Photo »
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Grout fillsin some of the cracks formed over the years in the structure of the Sixth Street bridge on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa... View Photo »
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Proposed layouts for the reconstruction of the Sixth Street bridge are shown during a news conference on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio... View Photo »
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Los Angeles City Engineer Gary Lee Moore (L) shows images of the crumbling Sixth Street bridge to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) during a news conference on October 27, 2011... View Photo »
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) hold a news conference with state and city officials with the Sixth Street bridge in the background on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles,... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) comes out from the weekly policy luncheon October 4, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans' attempt to bring President Obama's Jobs Bill to the Senate floor has been... View Photo »
OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 23: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks during a press conference at the site of a new 236-foot FAA control tower at Oakland International Airport on August 23, 2011 in Oakland, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and... View Photo »
OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 23: Union workers hold signs at the construction site of a new 236-foot FAA control tower at Oakland International Airport on August 23, 2011 in Oakland, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Oakland mayor Jean Quan held a... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockafeller (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and U.S. Sen.... View Photo »
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , second from right, accompanied by fellow lawmakers talks about the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wednesday, Aug. 3,... View Photo »
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, to discuss the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal... View Photo »
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in... View Photo »
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2011 file photo, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, during a news conference on Capitol... View Photo »
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , center, talks about the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks to the media before voting on the debt limit bill August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to avoid... View Photo »
Senator Barbara Boxer (R-CA) speaks to the media after voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington August 2, 2011. The United States is poised to step back from the brink of economic disaster as a bitterly fought... View Photo »
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works chair Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , speaks before the testimony of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the Clean Air Act and Public Health on Capitol Hill in Washington,... View Photo »
Barbara Levy Boxer (born 11 November 1940) is an American Democratic politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. She holds the record for the most popular votes in a statewide contested election in California, having received 6,955,728 votes in her 2004 re-election over former Republican Secretary of State Bill... Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California) and her husband Stewart, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Los Angeles City Engineer Gary Lee Moore (L) shows images of the crumbling Sixth Street bridge to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) during a news conference on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Boxer...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) hold a news conference with state and city officials with the Sixth Street bridge in the background on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Boxer and Villaraigosa said...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) comes out from the weekly policy luncheon October 4, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans' attempt to bring President Obama's Jobs Bill to the Senate floor has been rejected by Senate Majority Leader...
View Photo »OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 23: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks during a press conference at the site of a new 236-foot FAA control tower at Oakland International Airport on August 23, 2011 in Oakland, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Oakland mayor Jean Quan held a press...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockafeller (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) hold a news...
View Photo »Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, to discuss the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). From left...
View Photo »Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. With her from left are: House...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks to the media before voting on the debt limit bill August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to avoid default on its debts.
View Photo »Senator Barbara Boxer (R-CA) speaks to the media after voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington August 2, 2011. The United States is poised to step back from the brink of economic disaster as a bitterly fought deal to cut the budget deficit is...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , second left, leaves closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , far right, speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - MAY 17: From left Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) Committee Ranking Member Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Senator Tom Udall (D-UT), Jordan's King Abdullah, Committee Ranking Member Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senator...
View Photo »In this photograph taken by AP Images for L.A. Chamber of Commerce - Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, left, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, center, and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) right, applaud following a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of L.A.-area business and civic...
View Photo »In this photograph taken by AP Images for L.A. Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) right, applaud following a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of L.A.-area business and civic leaders, Wednesday May 4, 2011 in Washington. ...
View Photo »Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) shakes hands with US Senator Dick Durbin (L), Democrat from Illinois while other senators (R-L) Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada; US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman; Richard Shelby, Republican from Alabama and Barbara Boxer, Democrat from...
View Photo »(R-L) US Senator Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada, US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Richard Shelby, Republican from Alabama, Barbara Boxer, Democrat from California and Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, wait at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 21, 2011. A...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (R) listens as Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks during a news conference about Planned Parenthood April 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The women Democratic senators held a news conference to call on the Republicans not...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a news conference about Planned Parenthood April 13, 2011...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (C) is flanked by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) while waiting for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives at the...
View Photo »Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , right, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. , left, arrive to vote on the spending bill in the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Late Wednesday, the Senate rejected competing Republican and Democratic spending bills in a bit of Capitol...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies as (R-L) ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 2, 2011...
View Photo »Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is welcomed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, by Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , left, and committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. , right, as she...
View Photo »FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2011 file photo, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate...
View Photo »Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works chair Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , speaks before the testimony of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the Clean Air Act and Public Health on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
View Photo »Defense Secretary nominee CIA Director Leon Panetta, left, laughs as he is introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, prior to testifying before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California) and her husband Stewart, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the...
View Photo »At least 24 renewable energy projects across five National Park Service units in Southern California are still awaiting interconnection agreements with SCEâŚIt is unacceptable that renewable energy projects that could save taxpayers money have been allowed to sit idle for so long.
