Honorable Barbara Boxer
United States Senator, California, Democrat
Senator Boxer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992. She served on the Marin County, California, Board of Supervisors from 1976 to 1982, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992. She sits on the following committees: Environment and Public works, where she is the Ranking Minority Member; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; and the Select Committee on Ethics, where she serves as Vice Chair. The following is from the November 17, 2015, Senate floor debate on S.J.Res. 23 and S.J.Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval of rules submitted by the…