Dianne Feinstein

In this--that they actually were on duty----

I view that as an extraordinary--a high priority.

In summary, I very much regret this, but I think the U.S. Department of Justice is a unique Department. I think whoever is the head of it has to stand on his own two feet, has to be totally independent of Congress, of the White House, and…

There's a report that I read over the weekend that maybe a third will come home and need help because of what they saw, it's been so traumatic to them.

Perhaps you agree with President Bush, who said, 'All that's been resolved.'

One of the things that matters most to my people in California and the people of America is this war in Iraq.

And this from a war that was based on what everyone now says, including your own administration, were falsehoods about WMDs, weapons of mass destruction.

I was very disappointed in your statement. I think you blew the opportunity.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce a friend and fellow Californian, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, as the President's nominee to be the next Secretary of State.

Some people have voiced concerns about hunting and fishing in wilderness areas. I want to make perfectly clear that nothing in this bill alters the fact that the State of California retains jurisdiction of wildlife management in these…

I think this is so Machiavellian--to realize this power is being given to just one Member of the House and one Member of the Senate, and it is a power that I think is broader than that which now exists with sanctions for the Chairman of…

It gives them free access to every IRS facility anywhere in America, to go and rummage through and do whatever dirty work they want to do.

I worked on privacy legislation, and this absolutely does not have any protection for an individual.

Absolutely not, because twice on line 14 and lines 19 and 20, it reinforces that it is a tax return or return information. It broadens it from tax return.

Let me just finish. I am just getting wound up. Let me just finish this windup. Here, in the dead of night--this is not poorly thought out. This is very carefully thought out. Whoever did this knew exactly what they were doing, and they…

If you are going to copy it, why not copy that part of it? This is not a copy job. This is somebody's innovative thinking of how they could get their minions access to the tax returns of individuals who might be political opponents or who…

I think there certainly ought to be an investigation. I cannot conceive of a staffer doing this without authorization. I cannot conceive of a staffer--if this is so staff can go and look at tax loopholes, in the first place, the…

I believe it is very important that we get this right.

I have come to see the need, I think rather early on, for a National Intelligence Director, separate from policy.

The 9/11 Commission said the NID should be placed in the Office of the President.

What should not be so rare, but I guess is rare, is the fact that women can do this work, women can participate in the great public policy debates of our day, women can work together, they can be effective and I think the fact that that is…

We can't afford that any more.

I think that the idea of conflicts with DOD are mostly theoretical.

I think whomever it is, even if you don't pass this, a new DCI will be appointed.

The beauty of this is, not another layer of bureaucracy, but a strong central manager who has clout.