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Dianne Feinstein

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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.

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Jun 17, 2003

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

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Jun 17, 2003

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

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Jun 17, 2003

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

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Jun 17, 2003

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

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Mar 27, 2003

I have not had a single complaint from anyone.

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Mar 20, 2003

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

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Mar 20, 2003

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

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Mar 20, 2003

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.

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Mar 20, 2003

I think it is going to cause a huge problem of conflict in the State.

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Mar 20, 2003

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

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Mar 20, 2003

I very much appreciate what you are trying to do to correct the long-standing, I think, failed policy of fire suppression.

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Mar 20, 2003

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

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Mar 20, 2003

Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

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Mar 20, 2003

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

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Mar 20, 2003

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.

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Jan 29, 2003

Do you support the holding of Roe that women have a constitutionally recognized and protected right to choose?

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Jan 29, 2003

I believe that we should adopt a balanced, common-sense approach to this issue: ban human cloning--that is, creating a whole-body, carbon copy of a human being--but permit valuable stem cell research to continue, with strong and strict…

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Jan 29, 2003

Our bill bans human reproductive cloning.

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Jan 29, 2003

Under our bill, anyone who even attempts to clone a human being will face a 10-year prison term and a minimum $1 million fine.

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Sep 4, 2002

I think it is very important, because I think we have a reasonable certainty that this bill is going to pass.

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Jun 13, 2001

And I'll spare you the horror stories.

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Feb 22, 2000

The Iran Nonproliferation Act is an important piece of legislation which seeks to halt the flow of ballistic missile technology and other weapons of mass destruction from Russia to Iran. I strongly support Senate passage of this…

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Feb 10, 2000

On January 3rd, 2000, Charles Schulz published his last daily 'Peanuts' comic strip ending a remarkable fifty year run. To commemorate Charles Schulz's extraordinary career, I urge my colleagues to join me in awarding him a Congressional…

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Feb 3, 2000

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleagues here this afternoon to address what I consider to be one of the most pressing and important national security and international health issues that we will face in the coming decades: The HIV/AIDS…

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Feb 2, 2000

after much deliberation, I am voting in favor of tabling the Feingold amendment on the use of the automatic stay in eviction proceedings. In California, we have had very serious problems with bankruptcy mills, fly-by-night firms that have…

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