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Barbara Boxer is a former United States Senator from California, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 5, 1993. Throughout her political career, Boxer was known for her strong advocacy on environmental issues, women's rights, and healthcare reform. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at addressing climate change and protecting public health.
Mr. President, just to sum it all up, it is offensive to hear someone describe what is the law of the land as a criminal act. It is offensive, to describe it as a crime. But more than that, if that is what you believe--and I respect your…
This is from the transcript. After talking about abortion, he says: Why would we continue to supplement the death of children? ``Why would we continue to supplement the death of children?'' As I read the English language, that would be an…
OK, I will just yield to the Senator from Connecticut for a question, and I will give him his time that way. My colleague from Oklahoma came down, and, first of all, he talks about ObamaCare and forgets the fact that there are millions and…
Mr. President, I thoroughly support the right of my colleague to his opinion, but we have never had more people insured in modern history because of ObamaCare. It doesn't mean it is perfect, but let me tell you--I don't know what my…
Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Alice Waters, groundbreaking chef, restaurant owner, author, and activist who was recently awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama for her pioneering role in…
Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Medical Women's Association, AMWA, the first national organization of women physicians. One hundred years ago, less than 6 percent of all…
Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23- year-old senior at California State University, Long Beach who was tragically killed during the recent terrorist…
So we can see clearly--and I think the letter from the American Sustainable Business Council makes a very important statement: History shows that smart clean energy policies are good for our environment, our economy, and business. We urge…
Mr. President, I listened to every word as my friend spoke, and I respect the words from my colleague from West Virginia very much, but I just want to be clear. I could not disagree with them more. Why would the majority leader and my…
Mr. President, we are about to vote on whether we want to go to conference with our Transportation bill that passed this body with well over 60 votes in July. We have been pushing hard--Senators on both sides of the aisle--to move the…
All right. So in 3 minutes I hope we have a solid vote to take our bill to conference with the House, where I will work very closely with Chairman Shuster and the rest. The last point I make is I read that Congressman DeFazio--who is our…
Mr. President, I thank very much my colleague and subcommittee ranking member, Senator Ben Cardin, for taking the lead today on this opposition we are expressing to a very radical bill that will essentially, in my view, in many ways repeal…
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