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Barbara Boxer

I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
BARBARA BOXER

Giving People Running
It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
BARBARA BOXER

Born Brooklyn Care
You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
BARBARA BOXER

Behaviour Optimist Politics
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.
BARBARA BOXER

May People Political
The American people are beginning to see the Republicans’ willingness to trample over 200 years of history, to step on the minority, to push everybody out of the way because they want 100 percent. It’s rubbing the American people the wrong way. One-party rule is not good.
BARBARA BOXER

Party People Years
The job is never done and every generation has to fight again.
BARBARA BOXER

Fighting Generations Jobs
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
[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.
BARBARA BOXER

Bed Husband Politician
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
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Political Voting
If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, it’s not going to sit well
BARBARA BOXER

Children Moving Protect
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Challenges Earth People
I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
BARBARA BOXER

How Know Long Seeds
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
My understanding of the Electoral College is that they have the right to vote for who they want. So they should vote their conscience, and if their conscience leads them that way, they should follow their conscience.
BARBARA BOXER

College Understanding Want
When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
BARBARA BOXER

Gratitude Hands Sacrifice

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