Dianne Feinstein

I have never heard a speech that better charted the values of free peoples--not only of free peoples in our country but I think free peoples all over the world. I have never heard a speech that was as incredibly positive as this speech…

One such risk is the recent explosion of illegally shared copyrighted files over the Internet.

These peer-to-peer networks are also facilitating a new era of easily obtainable pornographic material, including child pornography.

There are good, positive, legitimate reasons for this.

I feel very strongly about this issue, so I very much appreciate an opportunity to testify.

A Federal employee intending to simply download and share music files, therefore, could easily make available every file on his or her computer.

CMS Energy admitted to conducting wash energy trades that artificially inflated its revenue by $4.4 billion.

I was not at the hearing. I do not recall that. But I think whomever that was, they are certainly correct because that would give confidence to their company and to people to invest in that company which is on the up and up, which is…

I can only assume that some sophisticated trader has worked out some scheme and was utilizing it in this venue and knew that he or she was safe because there was no way to pin it on them. There were no records kept.

The only thing I can figure is they want to do it. They want the unabashed ability to conduct the bogus trades. That would be the only reason they would want this little, dark, hidden place through electronic trading because there is no…

I wish to make one comment about this amendment. This amendment has been in the Agriculture Committee. It has had a hearing. It has been reviewed by both staffs, Republican and Democratic. The Democratic chairman of the committee, Senator…

This amendment closes a major loophole which allows energy trades to take place electronically, in private, with no transparency, no record, no audit trail, or any oversight to guard against fraud and manipulation. This amendment will…

What objection does he have against my amendment, which is a simple amendment which simply says if the State can provide adequate evidence to the EPA that it can burn or refine gasoline to meet clean air standards that it should not be…

This is just one example of what a women living abroad might go through. We can think of all kinds of other situations in foreign countries that might necessitate the termination of a pregnancy. Many of these women are living in countries…

The presumption would be that the target or the individual would be an agent of a foreign power. Otherwise, you could have this against the Unabomber, Oklahoma City. Of course, they are American citizens, so I understand that does not…

I was a mayor for 9 years. I required all of the departments to have portable radios. Every Monday we would test their radio systems at 7:30 because, in the event of an earthquake, at that time there was no other way for all the city…

I have not had a single complaint from anyone.

Using nuclear weapons, even 'small' ones, would cross a line that has remained sacrosanct for almost 60 years.

This week on the Floor of the Senate I offered an amendment to strike the controversial provision in the Defense Authorization Bill.

I believe that such an approach is not in our nation's interest, nor is it consistent with our standards and values.

Moreover, there is no real evidence that the United States needs to use nuclear weapons in the scenarios outlined in the Nuclear Posture Review or NSPD 17.

A first use of nuclear weapons by the United States should be unthinkable.

I recognize that $300 million is probably out of the can. As has been said by others here, it is a really serious problem.

Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

I am very concerned about the Class 3 areas in the Sierra Nevada, which are about a third of the Class 3 areas in those strategic areas of Class 3.