Barbara Boxer Quotes - Page 2

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Thinking, Popular Vote, Rights

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we've always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.

  Barbara Boxer

  Abortion, Safe, Want

  Source: progressive.org

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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

  Barbara Boxer

  War, Commitment, Wmd

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• Unfortunately, Trump has showed hateful inclinations toward many, many groups. Many groups. The most obvious: undocumented immigrants and Muslims. His comments that I've seen that he's made about Jewish people, about black people - they're all very troubling to me - even though he sort of said, "Oh, I distance myself from hate and don't do any of this hating stuff."

  Barbara Boxer

  Hate, Distance, People

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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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

  Barbara Boxer

  Issues, Quality, Together

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Attitude, Taken, Differences

  Source: progressive.org

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Waiting, Majority, Reform

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Technology, Doctors, Needs

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Country, Thinking, People

  "Boxer Tackles Challenge of Preserving Earth for Future Generations". Interview with Jeanne Cummings, www.politico.com. March 19, 2007.

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• The 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 Boxer

  Party, Years, People

  Source: progressive.org

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Men, Boys, President

  Source: progressive.org

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• The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share.

  Barbara Boxer

  Moving, Differences, Political

  "Boxer pushes $10 minimum wage" by Breanna Edwards, www.politico.com. August 26, 2013.

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• [On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

  Barbara Boxer

  Husband, Bed, Politician

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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

  Barbara Boxer

  Country, Thinking, Dignity

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• I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.

  Barbara Boxer

  Scary, Boxers, Chemotherapy

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  War, Rights, Political

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.

  Barbara Boxer

  Fighting, Interesting, Life Is

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don't put it in the facts section.

  Barbara Boxer

  Facts, Opinion, Ifs

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• I think we have to stop using the expression "alt-right." It's ridiculous. It's racist, fascist, nationalist.

  Barbara Boxer

  Thinking, Expression, Racist

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• There has to a certain responsibility, whether it's TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.

  Barbara Boxer

  Responsibility, Tv News, Facts

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Thinking, Acting, News

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.

  Barbara Boxer

  Thinking, Way, Prepared

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• Who knows when Donald Trump will have a press conference? Maybe he's just going to stay in Trump Tower and issue tweets - you know, gold-plated tweets to the American people. It's scary.

  Barbara Boxer

  Issues, People, Scary

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Running, Military, Moving

  Source: progressive.org

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• In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.

  Barbara Boxer

  America, Democracy, Threatened

  Source: progressive.org

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