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.
BARBARA BOXERIf you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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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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The job is never done and every generation has to fight again.
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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.
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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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It is in Saudi Arabia’s best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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I was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one’s retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit.
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Law enforcement officers are never ‘off duty.’ They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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