Dianne Feinstein

As we begin these hearings, we as Senators take seriously our constitutional duty to advise the President on his appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice.

Individuals and small cells inspired by a variety of ideologies and personal motivation include Sunni violent extremism, racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism, and militia violent extremism probably represent the greatest…

One of my great joys is to work on a bipartisan basis, and the Senator from Alaska has been just wonderful. She is a 10, in my book. You have listened to us on this side. Our staffs have been able to work closely together, and I think…

Mr. Chairman, this is the second time I've mentioned it and it really bothers me that something like this is going on.

This Committee has been working to push the IC to get to the bottom of the traumatic brain injuries known as Havana Syndrome.

I am concerned that not building the eighth ESB will break critical supply chains for the main shipbuilder on the West Coast.

I am very worried about what the weather brings for the West Coast.

And I would certainly welcome any help that we could get from the Federal Government by way of advice and consultation.

I applaud the administration's resolve to follow California's model and act aggressively to combat climate change.

If you think a State as big as California, geographically, as well as population, can have a sufficient new grid structure, I don't see that happening statewide for a long time.

What I am asking for is: What is the administration's plan to deal with nuclear waste?

We are as frustrated as everyone is by the delays in the delivery of the AstraZeneca vaccines.

This well could mean that if Judge Barrett is confirmed, Americans stand to lose the benefits that the ACA provides.

My final question is we're a big State. There's a lot of land involved. Fire is bad. We lost about 5,000 homes last year in fire and fire on Federal land, which, as I said, is 51 percent of our forest, is owned by the Federal Government…

I am really concerned with fire on Federal lands and there is so much Federal land in California.

In March of this year, Senator Padilla and I, along with 21 of our House colleagues, wrote to you and Secretary Vilsack requesting that the Federal wildland firefighting agencies continue the transition to meet the challenges passed by…

And I would certainly welcome any help that we could get from the Federal Government by way of advice and consultation.

Well, would you be willing to let some of your people take a look at our State?

What role do you see micro grids, renewables, and distributed power in making power grids more resilient?

Thank you for your efforts and attention to the importance of water infrastructure and its critical connection to our nation's economic wellbeing and recovery.

I am very worried about what the weather brings for the West Coast.

Last year in California, 4 million acres burned, 10,000 structures, 5,000 of them homes, burned.

What is the administration's plan to deal with nuclear waste?

I applaud the administration's resolve to follow California's model and act aggressively to combat climate change.

Unfortunately, though, the commitment to battle global warming is not, as I see it, reflected in the Army Corps of Engineers fiscal year 2022 budget request.