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
hopeful bills energy
I'm hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
country order white
The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers
war iraq choices
Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.
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.
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.
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
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?
husband bed politician
[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.
home privacy life-is
Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
scary boxers chemotherapy
I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.
mean support domestic-violence
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.
letting-go mean essence
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.
brother pregnancy simple
In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman's right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision.