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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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Mar 19, 2017

Equality under the law should not be abridged on account of sex.

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Mar 8, 2017

Dianne Feinstein... told my colleague, Manu Raju, that she is very interested in taking a look at President Trump's tax returns.

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Mar 7, 2017

Third-parties could create devices that enable piracy and hinder the ability of content providers to control their creative work

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Mar 7, 2017

I hope that Congress will decide to invest more in our nation's infrastructure, and one of the key reasons is that we have an enormous maintenance and repair backlog.

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Feb 14, 2017

The Trump administration's proposed policy of allowing Christians into the United States while barring Muslims is itself a form of religious discrimination.

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Feb 14, 2017

There is no need to issue a blanket ban on entry of individuals from the seven specified countries.

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Jan 11, 2017

I do appreciate your apology. I take it with the sincerity with which you gave it.

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Jan 9, 2017

As Attorney General of the United States, his solemn duties, as we all know and expect, are to the Constitution and to enforce the laws duly enacted.

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Jan 9, 2017

This hearing must determine whether this Senator will enforce the laws that he voted against.

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Jan 9, 2017

As Attorney General, his job will not be to advocate for his beliefs. Rather, the job of Attorney General is to enforce Federal law, even if he voted against a law, even if he spoke against it before it passed, even if he disagrees with…

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Jan 9, 2017

Today we are not being asked to evaluate him as a Senator. We are being asked to evaluate him for the Attorney General of the United States--the chief law enforcement for the largest and best democracy in America.

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Jan 9, 2017

These are Americans that we are talking about that can be picked up and detained and held without benefit of trial, indefinitely, and that should not be the case.

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Jan 9, 2017

Just to begin, I would like to ask unanimous consent that all statements and written testimony sent to the Committee concerning Senator Sessions be made part of the record.

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Jan 9, 2017

I am concerned about your views on a number of these issues, as we discussed when we met last week.

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Jan 9, 2017

The Constitution also protects a woman's right to have access to health care and determine whether to terminate her pregnancy.

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Jan 9, 2017

I quoted him directly from the floor that the Hyde amendment would not prevent the distribution of these funds.

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Jan 9, 2017

I would like to begin with the second-largest criminal industry in this country, which is now, believe it or not, by revenues produced, human sex trafficking.

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Jan 9, 2017

I hope today's questions are probing and the answers are fulsome.

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Jan 9, 2017

Communities across this country are concerned about whether they will be able to rely on the Department of Justice.

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Jan 9, 2017

We cannot ignore that there are deep concerns and anxieties throughout America.

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Jan 9, 2017

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I would like to thank Senator Leahy also for his words.

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Jan 5, 2017

Putin and the Russian government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

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Jan 5, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the United States political election.

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Jan 5, 2017

The intelligence community report, which is the report of all of our major intelligence agencies which was released on January 6th, is among the strongest I've read.

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