FEINSTEIN, BOXER TO WIELD SENATE GAVELS IN DEMS REGIME.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - California Democrats Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. and Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. moved quickly Thursday to lay out broad agendas on everything from the environment to ethics as their party prepared to assume control of the U.S. Senate in a momentous power shift. Both U.S. senators from the Golden State will wield gavels come January. Feinstein, the state's senior senator, will oversee changes in campaign finance and election reform while chairing subcommittees on military-construction spending and terrorism. Boxer, poised to take control of the Committee on Environment and Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , plans to make global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. her top-priority issue. ``California's senators will get their calls returned,'' predicted Jack Pitney, political science professor at Claremont-McKenna College. ``They will be able to ensure that California gets a fair hearing for its interests.'' Boxer said her staff has already received communication from the White House Council on Environmental Quality, asking to discuss global warming, which she intends to make her ``signature issue.'' ``If the rest of the country just adopted the energy-efficiency laws of California, we would solve a huge amount of our problem,'' Boxer said. But Myron Ebell, director of policy on energy and global warming for the Competitive Enterprise Institute think tank in Washington, said Boxer is simply ``liberal, establishment California.'' ``She believes what the Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club believes on virtually every issue,'' he said. Indeed, Sierra Club spokeswoman Melinda Pierce called Boxer ``one of our top choices to lead that critical committee.'' Environmental groups have long been frustrated with the current chairman of the panel, Sen. James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican who has called global warming ``the greatest hoax ever perpetrated upon the American people.'' His spokesman, Matt Dempsey, said Inhofe will continue to oppose legislation capping carbon emissions. Boxer also vowed to shine more light on the administration's process for cleaning up Superfund sites and to step up oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and . Feinstein, in the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , will preside over the Senate Rules and Administration Committee -- a somewhat obscure panel known for being Trent Lott's consolation prize when he resigned as Senate majority leader. Democrats accused Lott of using the post to dole out favors. Feinstein spokesman Scott Gerber said she intends to use her position to examine reported problems with electronic voting machines and to push for reform of funding for local projects. lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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