We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
BARBARA BOXERI think the scientists have really caught the attention of the people of this country, and of course, they elected representatives by their very clear pronouncement that if we don’t do something, we’ll be in a lot of trouble.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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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.
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If I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they’re little boys, they’ve been wanting to be President.
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I must be doing something right. I was raised to stand up to the bully in the schoolyard, and you don’t lose that.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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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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I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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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.
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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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Since 1980, we’ve used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They’re in the Congressional Record
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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I would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
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Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
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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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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It’s not good enough to think, ‘This is the best we can expect from this president’.
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