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05/20/2011	Boxer has more questions for ABA about law school transparency U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is apparently unconvinced that the American Bar Association is pushing hard enough for transparency about potential law students' job prospects.
05/18/2011	Boxer Speaks Against Taxpayer Subsidies Of Big Oil U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday to support the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, which would eliminate $21 billion a year in taxpayer subsidies to Exxon Mobil, BP, Conoco Phillips, Shell and Chevron over the next decade. The Senate voted 52-48 against proceeding to consideration of the legislation.
05/11/2011	Sen. Boxer Supports Reintroduced Dream Act U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer joined other Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act Wednesday.
05/10/2011	Senators to unveil bill to help veterans find jobs Several Senate Democrats will unveil legislation Wednesday designed to help veterans find jobs after leaving the military.
04/30/2011	Boxer Discusses Ending Federal Tax Subsidies to Oil Giants Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) held a press conference in Los Angeles late Saturday morning to address gas price hikes in connection with billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies going to oil companies.
12/11/2008	Senators urge swift probe of jet fighter crash California's two U.S. senators want the Marine Corps to review its entire fleet of F/A18-D Hornet jets for possible problems after one of the jets crashed into a home and killed two young girls, their mother and their grandmother.
11/20/2008	Senator Boxer Announces New Global Warming Legislation Senator Barbara Boxer joined other Democrats in announcing new legislation they hope will put the brakes on global warming - without stalling the economy.
10/30/2008	Boxer urges more fed funds for infrastructure California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer added her name to the list of politicians calling for pumping more federal money into construction projects to shore up the nation's roadways, bridges, water systems and levees to create jobs during the economic downturn.
10/28/2008	Boxer wants EPA's status upgraded The chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plans to push legislation again next year to give the Environmental Protection Agency a permanent seat in the president's Cabinet nearly 40 years after the agency's creation.
09/15/2008	Sen. Boxer seeks emergency hearing on train crash Senator Barbara Boxer wants the Senate Commerce Committee to hold an emergency hearing on the commuter rail collision that killed 25 people in Los Angeles.
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