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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, I am so grateful to Senator Sanders because he explains things like no one else. He takes it down to the average working family in America. That is really who we are here to protect, not the super top rich people. They are…
The article states in part: In an early January e-mail reviewed by the Post, a Republican Judiciary Committee staffer sent a Democratic staffer a summary of changes to the previous version of the bill, in seven bullet points. Guess what…
Mr. President, our Republican colleagues say they are here fighting for women. If that were the case, then they wouldn't have snuck into this bill a provision that hurts women. It is not just me saying this; it is a story in the Washington…
Mr. President, sadly, today the Republicans are again coming to the Senate floor--not to help the working people who work every day to make our country great--but to silence their voices. They aren't here to reward the hard-working…
Mr. President, what is the parliamentary order at this time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is on the veto message to accompany S. 1.
Mr. President, if we could have order in the Senate, I wish to open debate on S. 1. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. The Senator from California.
I thank the Presiding Officer. Senator Cantwell will be comanaging this bill, and I thank her very much for her strong leadership. The vote that is going to occur at 2:20 p.m. is a very important vote. I rise today to oppose the attempt to…
Mr. President, I know Senators have an opportunity to talk to one another, and I appreciate that, but it is hard to make our thoughts come out right when there is so much talking in the Senate. I thank the Presiding Officer very much. Here…
Mr. President, the Keystone Pipeline is presented as something that is going really to help this economy and help oil prices. I think the only thing it helps, frankly, are the special interests in Canada--the special big oil…
Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize a great friend and gifted wordsmith, Dan Hammer, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in public service. Born and raised in San Jose, Dan attended UC Santa…
Mr. President, before the Senator from Illinois leaves the floor, I just want to thank him for his amazing leadership on this whole issue of immigration. The Senator and I share a similar background because my mother also was an immigrant…
With terrorists all around us, Republicans are playing politics with the critical funding for the Department of Homeland Security and threatening a shutdown. It took them exactly a month in power to do that because they didn't like the…
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