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Dianne Emiel Feinstein was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. She was the first woman to hold this position, breaking significant barriers in a predominantly male political landscape. Throughout her tenure, Feinstein was known for her advocacy on issues such as gun control, environmental protection, and intelligence oversight, playing a pivotal role in shaping legislation in these areas.
I rise to join the chairman and ranking member of the Interior Subcommittee to discuss an issue important to the State of California. That is the continuing funding for the acquisition of San Francisco baylands adjacent to the Don Edwards…
I have come to believe the blue slip should hold no place in this body. At the very least, the use of a blue slip to stop a nominee, to prevent a hearing and therefore prevent a confirmation, should be made public.
California is a very large floral producer. I would like to read a brief quote from the California State Floral Association. While our state decision makers have devoted most of their attention to the supply and cost of electrical energy…
California is the largest dairy State in the Union. Let me read a brief quote from the Dairy Coalition of Concerned Energy Consumers. As the number one-ranking dairy producing state in the nation, the California dairy industry uses…
I don't believe there is a time agreement. If the Senator has concluded his remarks, I would like an opportunity to conclude mine.
If you put a time date in this, why wouldn't that encourage certain creditors to beat that date and push into bankruptcy ahead of that deadline? This is what every bankruptcy attorney with whom I have talked--and I have it right here: The…
If I may say to the distinguished Senator from Oregon, the point I don't understand is why you feel you won't be paid, why you feel you have to move ahead with this when everyone involved believes that moving ahead with it precipitates…
I appreciate the question. I believe very strongly about this amendment, and I believe it is going to have untoward consequences and act directly contrary to what the Senator from Oregon believes. I cannot give a precise time. I have been…
With that said, some people have raised concerns that the removal of the National Security Act of 1947 exemption in title VIII, which was included in the original legislation, could impede the ability of the IWG in its declassification…
As I understand it, the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act effectively creates a process of review of records, and then a process to determine which of these records are to be declassified under the criteria provided in the act. The act…
I am pleased have worked with Senators Lautenberg, Mack, and Kyl in getting this legislation to this point. The national security interest waiver should be used only when there is a specific national security interest greater than the…
I particularly note that the $97.1 million which we are providing for the Capitol Police will fund 1,481 full-time equivalents, a level which conferees believe will enable the appropriate staffing at building entrances to ensure the…
I rise to say I believe the time has come to adopt the Kennedy legislation. In effect, the study has been done. We know that since the early 1990s, there have been 60,000 hate crimes in this country. We know that young men such as Matthew…
I cannot thank him enough. From the bottom of my heart, I thank Senator Kyl for his credibility, his intelligence, his integrity. He did his party proud.
No matter what we craft-- we have taken two cracks at it and missed. Maybe the third time will either be another strike or a home run. I don't know. But, nonetheless, no matter how the statute is crafted, it will affect just 1 to 2 percent…
I think any statute lasts a ``New York minute.'' Let me state why. I think there is bureaucratic inertia. At our caucus yesterday, to be very frank, I was amazed at Members' reactions. We are trying to give victims certain basic rights. I…
First, I think the Senator knows I have very deep respect for him. If I am fighting a battle, he is certainly one I would like to have in the trench with me.
To protect these rights of victims does not entail constitutionalizing the rights of private citizens against other private citizens; for it is not the private citizen accused of crime by state or federal authorities who is the source of…
Let me stop the Senator on that point because I think he has very well expressed what we are trying to do. We have discussed this before. I think the whole body should hear this. We know that those who are accused have basic rights. We…
I thought he pointed out very ably the problem of a statute filling the void, the first problem being that the rights of the accused will always trump the rights of the victim. He pointed out very well and very ably and very specifically…
Providing constitutional rights for victims of violent crime has been at the top of my list of priorities as a Senator from California. Many of these victims were actually victimized a second time by the criminal justice system. They were…
Only 3 percent of that entire drug budget, which the Senator just accurately stated, goes to international narcotics control. Yet we know the drugs are coming in in 5-ton lots. We know the one area of responsibility we have is to control…
I was interested in finding out how much of our entire drug control budget is devoted to international drug control efforts. Does the Senator have an idea what that amount is?
Can I bring up another subject? One of the criticisms I have heard is we spend too much on this kind of activity already, and we need to spend more on demand. In fact, as we both know, there are provisions in this bill to meet the demand…
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