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I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.

Barbara Boxer

So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.
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Interest Oil Rip Special
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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Cities Government Messages
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
The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
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Critical Looks Time
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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Citizens Effort People
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.
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Issues People Scary
The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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Essence Go Letting Mean
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.
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Environmental Fighting Justice
Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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Land Long Needs
Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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Home Life Privacy
I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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Prepared Thinking Way
I’m hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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Bills Energy Hopeful
Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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Fighting Interesting Life Regard
Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to the floor, and now it all depends on what Democrats do.
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Looks Nominations People
The American people as a whole are really pretty moderate. They’re not, as a whole, conservative or liberal. The right wing is marching the Republican Party off a cliff.
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Party People Wings
I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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Bigs Collaboration Teamwork
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
The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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Action Fact Louder Matter Speak Words
Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I’m going to fight for you. I’m going to fight for what’s right. I’m going to fight to hold people accountable
BARBARA BOXER

Accountability Fighting People
If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, it’s not going to sit well
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Children Moving Protect
I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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How Know Long Seeds
Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
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Funny Stupid Thanksgiving
Perhaps, one of our greatest challenges as a nation, as a people, as human beings making sure that our grandkids can live on this Earth.
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Challenges Earth People
If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn’t be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.
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Country Job People
You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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Behaviour Optimist Politics
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
Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
BARBARA BOXER

Abortion Issues Support

I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.

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I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.

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