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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 27, 2017

I speak on behalf of myself and Senator Harris to reintroduce legislation to establish the Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, California's first National Heritage Area. I am very pleased to work with Senator Harris…

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Mar 21, 2017

I rise in strong support of Judge Charles Breyer's reappointment to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Judge Breyer earned his bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard University in 1963 and his law degree from the University of California…

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Mar 19, 2017

We are still fighting for equal pay for equal work.

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Mar 19, 2017

He may be the perfect human being.

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Mar 19, 2017

This is America, and it is not what we stand for.

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Mar 19, 2017

I have sentenced women to State prison for committing abortion.

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Mar 19, 2017

I sat on 5,000 cases. These were women convicted of felonies in the State of California.

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Mar 19, 2017

If these judgments, when combined, do not constitute super precedent, I do not know what does.

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Mar 19, 2017

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

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Mar 19, 2017

I happen to hold the view that a Member of this Government is held to a different standard than an attorney may be in private life.

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Mar 19, 2017

The Supreme Court has the final say on whether a woman will continue to have control over her own body.

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Mar 19, 2017

The goal is--I have read articles that say there will be 54 miles by 2025 if this continues.

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Mar 19, 2017

I have seen people die horrible deaths, family, of cancer, when there was no hope.

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Mar 19, 2017

Merrick Garland was widely regarded as a mainstream moderate nominee.

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Mar 19, 2017

Our job is to assess how this nominee's decisions will impact the American people.

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Mar 19, 2017

I am concerned when I hear that Judge Gorsuch is an originalist and a strict constructionist.

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Mar 19, 2017

President Trump repeatedly promised that his judicial nominees would be pro-life and 'automatically' overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Mar 19, 2017

I would like to put three letters of opposition in the record.

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Mar 19, 2017

Garland's integrity is off the scales.

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Mar 19, 2017

Garland is the best there is. He is the finest judge I have ever met. There is no one who is his peer.

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Mar 19, 2017

Roe ensured that women and their doctors will decide what is best for their care, not politicians.

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Mar 13, 2017

I rise today to introduce bipartisan legislation with my colleague Senator Portman that would align HUD homeless assistance with existing Federal children and youth programs and provide flexibility to local communities to use available…

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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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