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I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.

Barbara Boxer

We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight – the fight for electoral justice.
BARBARA BOXER

Environmental Fighting Justice
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Differences Moving Political
I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
BARBARA BOXER

Acting News Thinking
Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
BARBARA BOXER

Alarmists Knows Trump
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Gone Loss Victory
I’ve always thought of myself as a catalyst. Look, it’s not without its perils. Ann Coulter called me “learning disabled.” The things people write about me.
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Looks People Writing
I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, ‘Please don’t write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it’s bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.’
BARBARA BOXER

Children Day Inspiring Mother
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
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Bully Fighting Politician
Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Military Past
If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
BARBARA BOXER

Editors Pieces Writing
We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Progress Treasure
Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
BARBARA BOXER

Artist Golf Writing
I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
BARBARA BOXER

Bigs Collaboration Teamwork
If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
BARBARA BOXER

Fact Facts Opinion Section
[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.
BARBARA BOXER

Bed Husband Politician

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