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Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 11
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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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I take great solace in the fact that Donald Trump lost the popular vote. Hillary Clinton got over 2.5 million more votes than Donald Trump got. So I can't say in any way that the people think that harassing women is appropriate. So I don't think we should read into his victory the fact that, you know, women's rights are going to be diminished.
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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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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it's TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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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.'
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I'm hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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I've faced the grief, I've faced the anger, and I'm ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.
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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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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
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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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Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose
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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.
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There'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.
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Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement
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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.
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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to fight for what's right. I'm going to fight to hold people accountable
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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So 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.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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