3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer For the sake of the troops, for the love of the troops, we must not add yet another casualty to this war. We must not let truth be a casualty of this war.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
3 December 2020 Barbara Boxer 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.
