Barbara Boxer Quotes (90 Quotes)

What's important to me is that justice be done, ... and that people who are alleging that they were abused in anyway, you know, have a process, and that whatever that process is and the results of it is, has to be accepted. That's the way we operate in this country.

For the sake of the troops, for the love of the troops, we must not add yet another casualty to this war. We must not let truth be a casualty of this war.

Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.

What George Bush did is he picked his tax cut and then sort of built a budget around it, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

While we have men and women dying to bring democracy abroad, we've got to make it the best it can be here at home, and that's why I'm doing this.

During the war, he traveled to camps around the world to provide a healthy and good-natured distraction for American GI's because he had the greatest respect and support for their service, ... In turn, this country has the greatest respect for his service.

If you can't admit to this mistake, I hope that you will rethink it,

I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman's right to choose, a good public education system.

representing her California constituents.

You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?

Today, we simply don't have a system to catch the illegal use of genetically engineered ingredients. We don't even have a system that requires mandatory safety tests, Mr. Chairman, to make sure that genetically engineered products, when they are used properly, are safe.

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.

He's a wonderful uncle to my grandchild, and Hillary's a wonderful aunt to my grandchild, so I have a very soft spot for that relationship, ... Now, having said that, I have a bright line between my work as a United States senator from the largest state in the union, and what the president has to do.

Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.

Clearly, he was wrong to have that relationship in the first place, ... right to take full responsibility.

I'm very fearful, very fearful that a lot of people who are going to depend on this trust fund are going to find out it's not what it's cracked up to be.

Since 1980, we've used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They're in the Congressional Record.

Now, in an unbelievable rewriting of history, you talk about this bolder mission we undertook in response to 911 to transform the Middle East with Iraq as an anchor,

The White House did make some proposals which didn't really do it, but they're reaching out a little bit.

Many of us warned that it would be a mistake to do so without considering the impact on (the agency's) ability to manage disasters.

I'll tell you who mentioned it constantly, my opponents and the press. Constantly, ... But I've held community meetings. I opened up the floor, there's 300, 400 people. They could ask me whatever they want. Never, ever once do people ask.

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

For years, I've wanted to let people know the inside stories of politics the way it works, the nuances of power . . . the true world of politics in all its glory and all of its ugliness.

To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.

Let me be very clear I will never be a rubber-stamp for any President. That would be contrary to the Constitution of the United States.

You can count on Social Security, and with every fiber of my being, I will make sure it is there not only for my generation, but for my children's generation and for my grandchild's generation.

When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.

It certainly doesn't make sense now.

Our country is sick at heart at the spin and false expectations. They want the truth, and they deserve it.

A proposed rule on human pesticide testing that fails to protect children and families should be shelved immediately. A protective rule must be issued in its place,

But it's hard to believe that Californians are going to go into a voting booth and say, 'I'm going to vote for Matt Fong because I am mad at Bill Clinton.

Ellen is like me in the sense of her passion for the issues, ... But this is a woman who goes into the Senate kicking and screaming, she really doesn't want to do this at all.

This is a pattern here of what I see from you, ... It's very troubling. ... It's hard for me to let go of this war because people are still dying.

When the people take a look at this plan and they see that the people in our country -- the elite few who earn over a million dollars get back a hundred thousand a year, and the average family gets back a few hundred dollars a year -- they'll realize that this plan isn't fair,

I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.

On the other side of this debate they are very good at getting votes. And they are very good at being politicians, but I don't think they are worth a wit in the gynecological operating room I don't want them in that operating room, telling a doctor what procedure to use for my daughter, or my niece.

I think everybody remembers when Dr. Rice went on television and talked about the mushroom cloud that we could get, courtesy of Saddam Hussein,

If ever there was a wait-and-see nomination, this is it. Anything can happen.

Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.

More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.

I have not been silent. I said he was wrong and I still think he was wrong. He was right to take responsibility for his actions, and he was wrong,

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

People are concerned about fairness and justice at a time of sacrifice. ... Your sacrifice appears to be nothing.

The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.

We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.

I would tell her to do everything she could to spare other families this grief, to get us off this cycle of violence.

President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.

There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship. There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.

So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.