It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
BARBARA BOXERReally, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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What they [Jim deMint and the oil lobby] do care about is the precedent. If they open up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), they’ll think they can do anything to the environment – anything at all. Drilling in Yosemite? In the Grand Canyon? What’s next?
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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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We are all different. Yet we are all God’s children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.
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The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
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If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
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The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. The American people are ready for action!
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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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The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we’ve always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.
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The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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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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You stand up to bullies. Don’t shrink back. You fight back with all your strength, and the press is going to have to do it, politicians are going to have to do it, all of us are going to have to do it.
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We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth
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I’m hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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