If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
BARBARA BOXERWith 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’.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. The American people are ready for action!
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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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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.
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I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
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I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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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.
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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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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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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.
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We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.
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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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I’m hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
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I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so.
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I’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.
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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.
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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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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 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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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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We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
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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.
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