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
BARBARA BOXERCould you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am? It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I’d appreciate it
BARBARA BOXERWe 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[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.
BARBARA BOXERI 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.
BARBARA BOXERVoting 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 BOXERThe 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 BOXERYou take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
BARBARA BOXERSome people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
BARBARA BOXERThere’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
BARBARA BOXERThe point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we’ve always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.
BARBARA BOXEROur democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.
BARBARA BOXERIf it’s racist, it’s racist. If it’s anti-Semitic, it’s anti-Semitic. If it’s anti-women, it’s anti-women. If it’s anti-immigrant, it’s anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
BARBARA BOXERI have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
BARBARA BOXERI’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.
BARBARA BOXERLook, 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.
BARBARA BOXERSo 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.
BARBARA BOXER