Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
BARBARA BOXERIf something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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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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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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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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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The day you realize you’re a grownup is the day you realize that you have to do something. When we’re kids, we don’t have to do anything. Then all of a sudden you realize, if I want this to be better, I’ve got to do something.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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Could you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am? It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I’d appreciate it
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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 am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
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I 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.
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There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship.There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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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.
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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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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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