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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.

Barbara Boxer

I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we’ve got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we’ve got to start moving out.
BARBARA BOXER

Military Moving Running
I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman’s right to choose, a good public education system.
BARBARA BOXER

Dream Fighting Thinking
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Law Police Safety
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
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
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Majority Reform Waiting
I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
BARBARA BOXER

Expression Racist Thinking
Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
BARBARA BOXER

Alarmists Knows Trump
In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman’s right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision.
BARBARA BOXER

Brother Pregnancy Simple
We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Progress Treasure
I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, ‘Please don’t write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it’s bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.’
BARBARA BOXER

Children Day Inspiring Mother
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.
BARBARA BOXER

Gone Loss Victory
Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
BARBARA BOXER

Artist Golf Writing
If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
BARBARA BOXER

Editors Pieces Writing
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 BOXER

Appreciate Senator Titles
You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
BARBARA BOXER

Down Keep Learn Work

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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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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