11 Quotes & Sayings By Barbara Boxer

Barbara Levy Boxer is a United States Congresswoman from California. She was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 to fill the unexpired term of Pete Wilson, and reelected in 1994, 1998, 2004, and 2010. She represented California's eleventh congressional district from 1992 to 2013 Read more

Boxer was elected as the first woman to represent California in the United States Senate, serving from 1993 to 2015. Boxer was the eldest of five sisters. Her father died when Barbara was five years old, and she grew up largely on her mother's farm near Modesto, California.

She worked as a bookkeeper after graduating from high school at age 16

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We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us. Barbara Boxer
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I am sure that every one of my colleagues - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal. Barbara Boxer
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We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them. Barbara Boxer
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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
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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions. Barbara Boxer
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free. Barbara Boxer
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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
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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
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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. Barbara Boxer
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We 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