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Posted on January 8, 2005 in Accountability Courage & Activism

I am proud to have a Senator like Barbara Boxer. She, alone, of her Senate colleagues, stood up and seconded the motion to discuss the irregularities in the election. Against a tide of invective, the Democrats led by Representative John Conyers, presented facts.

I called her office yesterday. When her aide got on the line, I said “With all due respect for the Senator and her position as my representative, I want to say this: YOU GO GIRL!”

For the record, the Senator’s aide laughed and promised to transmit my precise words.

Here is the honor roll:

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones Senator Barbara Boxer Rep. John Conyers Rep. Corrine Brown Rep. Julia Carson Rep. Bill Clay Rep. James Clyburn Rep. Danny Davis Rep. Lane Evans Rep. Bob Filner Rep. Raul Grijalva Rep. Alcee Hastings Rep. Maurice Hinchey Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick Rep. Dennis Kucinich Rep. Barbara Lee Rep. John Lewis Rep. Ed Markey Rep. Cynthia McKinney Rep. John Olver Rep. Major Owens Rep. Frank Pallone Rep. Donald Payne Rep. Jan Schakowsky Rep. Bennie Thompson Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. Diane Watson Rep. Lynn Woolsey The Democratic staff of the House
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