On the recordJune 17, 2014
Do you know what it took? They all sat across there in a different venue, in Congress, raised their hands, swore to tell the truth and then lied.
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congress.gov“Do you know what it took? They all sat across there in a different venue, in Congress, raised their hands, swore to tell the truth and then lied.”
Boxer reflects on past experiences with tobacco companies' dishonesty.
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They've sold their soul, this party used to be called the Grand Old Party. And now it's a cowardly party of lies.
We Democrats, we do have a very good and diverse coalition. It truly is diverse, everywhere you look at it. But in terms of leadership in Congress, it is true, they’re getting older.
Frankly, anyone who runs on that as an issue should be defeated, overwhelmingly by everybody.
The way the Senate works, as you know, it’s a supermajority to get anything done. It has nothing to do with age.
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