I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'

She worked as a stockbroker for several years before moving to California with her husband. Boxer is an advocate for embryonic stem-cell research which has the potential to help those with diabetes Parkinson's disease Alzheimer's disease spinal cord injuries and other diseases. Drug Policy Reform
Senator Boxer has come out against reforming marijuana policy and is opposed to the California Ballot measure to legalize and tax marijuana for those 21 and older in the state.

Born in Brooklyn New York Boxer graduated from Brooklyn College. House of Representatives (1983–1993). Senate election in history having received 6.