Barbara Boxer

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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.

Quotes by year · 1994–20255,757 total · peak 2009 (803)

Feb 9, 1994

I would say one of the reasons I am very pleased with the way this has turned out is that my initial concern when I phoned Senator Reid yesterday was that his amendment would be quite different from that of the House. But the amendment…

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Feb 9, 1994

I want to thank the Senator from Virginia for his comments, because I could not agree with him more. When I was in local government many years ago, developers would come before us and they would ask to build on a flood plain or on a marsh…

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Feb 9, 1994

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Feb 9, 1994

I would like to say to the Senator that although I completely believe that he is genuine when he says he does not want to slow this down, I believe that if you were to change the rescission and if this were to pass, to go from $3 billion…

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Feb 4, 1994

I wish to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Senator Kennedy, Senator Jeffords, and Senator Kassebaum, for their assistance in including my amendment on the importance of mentoring programs in S. 1150, the Goals 2000: Educate…

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Jan 25, 1994

thank you for the opportunity to speak to the Senate today about the southern California earthquake. Many of our colleagues here in the Senate have expressed concern, and I am very grateful. The people of California need us all right now…

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Jan 25, 1994

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