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Barbara Boxer: “I think the surest way to kill the American dream is to foster fear and doom and gloom.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
I think the surest way to kill the American dream is to foster fear and doom and gloom.
Said by
Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Boxer emphasizes the need for optimism in addressing climate change.

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