Honorable Barbarba Boxer
United States Senator, California, Democrat
Barbara 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 in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992. She serves on the Budget Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. The following is from a February 22, 2000, statement in the Congressional Record, introducing S. 2080, the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act.Today I am pleased to introduce the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act.This legislation requires that all foods containing or produced with genetically engineered material bear a…