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[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Barbara Boxer

The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
BARBARA BOXER

Critical Looks Time
There’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
BARBARA BOXER

Attitude Differences Taken
When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
BARBARA BOXER

May People Political
I am sure that every one of my colleagues “Democrat, Republican, and Independent” agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal.
BARBARA BOXER

Independent Vote Voting
The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share.
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Differences Moving Political
The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers
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Change Country White
It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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Born Brooklyn Care
If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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Fact Facts Opinion Section
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Country Dignity Thinking
Who knows when Donald Trump will have a press conference? Maybe he’s just going to stay in Trump Tower and issue tweets – you know, gold-plated tweets to the American people. It’s scary.
BARBARA BOXER

Issues People Scary
I’ve gone through so many of these stages of defeat and loss and victory, the ups and downs, that I know how to handle it.
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Gone Loss Victory
The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
BARBARA BOXER

Domestic Mean Support Violence
Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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Land Long Needs
We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.
BARBARA BOXER

Doctors Needs Technology
Our message will be that we’re going to make federal government buildings a model – an energy-efficient model – and also start matching grants for cities and counties so that they can also do the same with their government buildings.
BARBARA BOXER

Cities Government Messages
I must be doing something right. I was raised to stand up to the bully in the schoolyard, and you don’t lose that.
BARBARA BOXER

Bully Loses Raised

[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

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[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

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