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Boxer out of line, disrespectful over 'Senator' address
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)An Iowa congressman says an Army general was not out of line when he addressed Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) as "ma'am" during a recent Senate hearing.
Boxer: "Well, why has it been delayed?
 
Walsh: "Ma'am, at the L-A-C-P-R is..."
 
Boxer: "You know, do me a favor. Could say 'Senator' instead of 'ma'am?'"
 
Walsh: "Yes."
 
Boxer: "It's just a thing; I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Yes, thank you."
 
Walsh: "Yes, Senator."
"He'd been out there toiling in 104-degree heat, serving America. And responding to people who address you with a respectful 'yes, sir' or 'yes, ma'am' is exactly what you're taught to do in military protocol," he notes. "When confronted with Senator Boxer admonishing him for addressing her as 'yes, ma'am' and directing him to address her as 'Senator,' the proper response would have been 'yes, ma'am!'"