Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxeris the junior United States Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 November 1940
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
running office arabia
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.
country president addresses
President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
hurt rights government
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
waiting reform looks
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.
hands giving democracy
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.
march-on-washington social security
I would love to see a march on Washington that says 'Save our Social Security'
country thinking dignity
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
children moving copyright
If you don't move to protect copyright, if you don't move to protect our children, it's not going to sit well
mother children lying
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.'
appreciate titles hard
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
country war bravery
There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship.There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.
thinking oil environmental
What they [Jim deMint and the oil lobby] do care about is the precedent. If they open up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), they'll think they can do anything to the environment - anything at all. Drilling in Yosemite? In the Grand Canyon? What's next?
style democracy united-states
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
leadership mean want
If you want to be a leader, it doesn't mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.