Boxer, Whitehouse, and Senate Colleagues Kick Off New Initiative to “Wake Up Congress” on Climate Change

 Members of Senate Climate Action Task Force Announced

Washington, DC – During a press conference today, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), announced the members of a newly formed Senate Climate Action Task Force and discussed their plans to take action on climate change.  

Click here to watch the video of today’s press conference. 

The members of the task force are listed below: 

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) 

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) 

Senator Al Franken (D-MN)

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Senator Angus King (I-ME)

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)