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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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Jul 28, 2022

I am pleased to introduce the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge Act, along with my California colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. As our country's population grows, so does the need for infrastructure like housing and…

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Jul 19, 2022

today, I am reintroducing legislation that would guarantee legal rights for millions of marriages in the United States. Americans should be free to marry the person they love, regardless of their sexual orientation or race, without fear of…

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Jul 12, 2022

This is World War III for me. I cannot let the state burn and knowing that positions that we passed are not being filled.

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Jul 12, 2022

I need to put a real emphasis on this. This is important.

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Jun 23, 2022

our country is still mourning the tragic shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde in which a total of 31 innocent people were gunned down by teenagers using weapons of war. While these terrible events get our attention and have in this case…

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May 26, 2022

I am proud to support and cosponsor S. 4255, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022, which the Senate is considering as H.R. 350. This bill is critically important in supporting law enforcement's response to domestic terrorism…

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May 17, 2022

I'm concerned about plutonium pit production. NNSA is required to make 80 pits per year by 2030 but acknowledged it would miss that deadline by anywhere from 2 to 5 years.

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May 17, 2022

Administrator Regan, I ask, once again, that EPA and its partners act with urgency and prioritize this issue.

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May 17, 2022

We cannot just look at what the problem was before, we have to look at what the problem's going to be tomorrow.

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May 17, 2022

I rise today to support legislation that would rename local post offices in California to honor the life and legacy of two Californians. The first bill, led by Congresswoman Katie Porter, would designate the Northwood Post Office in…

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May 17, 2022

I was pleased to see its planned retirement in the fiscal year 2023 budget request, which mirrored the Biden Nuclear Posture Review.

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May 17, 2022

What is the plan for that weapon?

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May 17, 2022

The budget request for NNSA totals $21.4 billion. That's a $754.4 million or a 3.6 percent increase over fiscal year 2022.

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May 17, 2022

In the meantime, I'm told we're not going to be able to produce 50 pits annually at the Savannah River site until 2032 or 2035 at the earliest.

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May 17, 2022

I continue to be deeply concerned about industrial waste dumped off the California coast between the 1930s and 1960s that still remains in our ocean.

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May 17, 2022

I wrote to then Secretaries Mattis and Perry about my concern with the Trump Administration's plan to retain the B83 Megaton Nuclear Bomb.

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May 17, 2022

I think the Ayatollah in Iran habitually lies and if you get rid of that B83 that you want to eliminate, I think you're going to make him smile and I don't think that's in America's interests and I really think you need to reconsider.

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May 17, 2022

I rise today to speak about the STREAM Act (Support to Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture and Municipalities Act), which I am introducing today alongside my cosponsors Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema. This is a bill intended to…

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May 17, 2022

It seems to me this is a weapon that should be retired or a bomb that should be retired.

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May 11, 2022

Those experiencing homelessness often struggle to obtain or maintain the required personal documents... adds an unnecessary burden on our Nation's most vulnerable.

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May 10, 2022

A California company is alleging market practices by some companies that would result in tariffs up to a 250 percent increase.

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May 10, 2022

Relationships matter. And I deeply believe that.

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May 10, 2022

I rise to speak in support of the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2021, which Senator Rubio and I introduced today. I thank Senator Rubio along with our 10 bipartisan cosponsors for joining me on this important bill. When the…

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May 10, 2022

I really very much regret that because I will never forget.

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May 10, 2022

I would like to do my utmost as a United States Senator from California to try and restore the roots of friendship that once existed.

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