Political Quotes

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.

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Jun 17, 2014

What about Gummy Bears, Mr. Myers?

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Jun 17, 2014

How can you sit here and say you're not marketing to children?

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Jun 17, 2014

Nicotine exposure during adolescence may have lasting adverse consequences for brain development and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to this highly addictive drug.

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Jun 17, 2014

Health claims and claims of efficacy for quitting smoking are unsupported by the scientific evidence to date.

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Jun 17, 2014

What gets me is this gets so to the integrity of corporate culture and what people will do when they're given the chance to make money.

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Jun 17, 2014

The results of this inquiry, and that's all it was, were troubling.

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Jun 17, 2014

Now, it's unequivocal that you do not market to kids.

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Jun 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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Jun 17, 2014

Now, I'm an adult so would I be attracted to Cherry Crush, Chocolate Treat, Peachy Keen, Vanilla Dreams? No, I wouldn't.

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Jun 17, 2014

When you see how much water is there, it takes your breath away.

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Jun 17, 2014

Climate change is projected to harm human health by increasing ground level ozone.

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Jun 17, 2014

We have big differences. When it comes to preparing, we have come together.

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Jun 17, 2014

Senator Sessions and I have a disagreement. He is my friend and we respect each other.

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Jun 17, 2014

Speaker Boehner said it. He said, I am not a scientist. I can't say whether there is climate change. All the more reason to listen to a scientist if you are not a scientist.

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Jun 17, 2014

These scare tactics have been tried before and they are just not real.

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Jun 17, 2014

The American people certainly understand this threat. You saw the poll. It is extraordinary. Democrats, Republicans and independents support the President's plan.

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Jun 17, 2014

I am going to send you some of the stats that Hon. Christine Todd Whitman put out because I want to know if you think they are incorrect.

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Jun 17, 2014

It saddens me more than I can ever express in words that protecting the environment at this Federal level has become an out and out war, a partisan issue.

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Jun 17, 2014

We all should know that we need to take action to reduce harmful carbon pollution--97 percent of the scientists agree it is leading to dangerous climate change that threatens our families.

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Jun 17, 2014

I thank all of you for being here.

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Jun 10, 2014

Since becoming chairman, I have made safety a top priority for this committee.

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Jun 10, 2014

We need to create a coherent and unified mission for our Federal Surface Transportation Programs and invest in those programs.

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Jun 10, 2014

I am a firm believer that the Federal Government has a major responsibility when it comes to investing in our Nation's infrastructure.

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Jun 3, 2014

If we do our jobs and you do yours, we can avoid something like that.

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