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Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding the Bush Administration's announcement that the Highway Trust Fund could begin to run out of money as early as next week:

Senator Boxer said: "Today the Bush Administration has finally stopped denying there is a dangerous shortfall in the federal fund that helps states pay for critical highway construction. Three times the Senate has brought up legislation to restore money to the Highway Trust Fund and protect millions of construction jobs, but Republicans have put up roadblocks and filibusters over and over again. It's time that Republican opponents to action move out of the way so we can solve this transportation crisis now."

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• 09/02/08
  Boxer to Hold Transportation Briefing in Sacramento
  

• 09/02/08
  Boxer to Hold Transportation Briefing in Los Angeles
  

• 09/03/08
  Statement of Senator Boxer: Transportation Field Briefing in Sacramento, CA
  

• 09/04/08
  Statement of Senator Boxer: Transportation Field Briefing in Los Angeles, CA
  

• 09/05/08
  Inhofe Statement on New EPA Clean Water Act Rule

• 09/05/08
  Inhofe Urges Immediate Action to Prevent Highway Trust Fund Insolvency

• 09/08/08
  Inhofe Statement on NRC Acceptance of Yucca Mountain Application for Review

• 09/09/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: EDA Oversight Hearing, September 9, 2008

• 09/10/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: Improving the Federal Bridge Program: Including an Assessment of S. 3338 and H.R. 3999

• 09/10/08
  Boxer Opening Statement: "Improving the Federal Bridge Program: Including an Assessment of S. 3338 and H.R. 3999"
  

• 09/10/08
  Inhofe Welcomes Mayor Larry Thoma of Elgin, Oklahoma before Environment and Public Works Committee

• 09/10/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: Quality and Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water: September 10, 2008

• 09/10/08
  INHOFE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING HIGHWAY MONEY BACK TO OKLAHOMA

• 09/10/08
  Boxer Statement on Highway Trust Fund

• 09/11/08
  Inhofe, Voinovich Co-Sponsor the CAIR Reinstatement Act of 2008
  

• 09/12/08
  In Case You Missed It... Marginal Wells Bill Makes Sense

• 09/16/08
  Boxer Opening Statement at an Oversight Hearing on EPA's Children's Health Protection Efforts

• 09/16/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: Oversight Hearing on EPA’s Efforts to Protect Children’s Health

• 09/17/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: EPW Business Meeting, September 17, 2008

• 09/17/08
  Inhofe Statement on the Passing of Philip Clapp

• 09/17/08
  Inhofe-Craig-Crapo Offer Amendment to Restore $50M Cut in Defense Contribution for Yucca Mountain Repository Program
  

• 09/17/08
  Measures Approved by the Environment and Public Works Committee

• 09/17/08
  Committee Approves Bill to Name Rappahannock River Rapids for Senator Warner

• 09/17/08
  Senate Environment Committee Passes Boxer Bill to Clean up Air in San Joaquin Valley

• 09/17/08
  Senate Environment Committee Approves Bills to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species

• 09/17/08
  Senate Environment Committee Approves Boxer Bill to Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Toxic Lead

• 09/17/08
  Committee Approves Bill to Protect the Worth of Every American in EPA Decisionmaking

• 09/17/08
  Environment Committee Passes Measures to Address Global Warming

• 09/17/08
  Committee Approves Bills to Improve Water Infrastructure

• 09/17/08
  Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Approves Bills to Boost Bridge and Dam Safety

• 09/17/08
  Boxer Statement on Passing of Phil Clapp

• 09/18/08
  Inhofe Opening Statement: Oversight Hearing on Cleanup Efforts at Federal Facilities, September 18, 2008

• 09/18/08
  Boxer Opening Statement at an EPW Oversight Hearing on Cleanup Efforts at Federal Facilities

• 09/18/08
  Inhofe Stresses the Need for Off-Shore Drilling at Hearing
  

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