Dianne Feinstein

I thank the Chair and yield the floor to the vice chairman for the remainder of my time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Georgia.

Reserving the right to object. Might I ask tomorrow when the intelligence votes will take place?

Is the Senator going to call up his amendment? Amendment No. 3436

Let me do something I do sometimes-- correct myself. If the Senator is offering to use the time on his side, that is fine with me. As long as it is not using the time for the bill on our side.

I just wanted to thank everybody. I think we had a good debate. I think we ended in a good place. I am very hopeful that the body will pass this now by a large majority. So I hope we are successful tonight in achieving something that…

If Mr. President could tell me what the respective times for either side in this amendment are? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The opposition time has expired. Proponents have 6 minutes remaining.

I will wait until the very end and give the distinguished chairman the opportunity. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Michigan.

I note that Senator Lee is on the floor, and I know he wants to speak as he is a cosponsor of this amendment. So I will yield to him, and then when he finishes I will speak. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah.

I do not need additional time. I would be willing to add an additional 2 minutes.

Dianne Feinstein, who sometimes, much to the chagrin of fellow Democrats, refuses to jump into the political fray, she did today and really went after Republicans for, in her words, pillorying Rice and assassinating her character.

A decision was made somewhere not to brief us, which is atypical. It is very puzzling and I think was a mistake because this thing just came so fast and so hard, and since then, it's been like peeling an onion. Every day, another peel…

Dianne Feinstein today called his resignation tragic. And I think that's right, I think his resignation is a real loss to the country, this aside, right?

I would like to offer my strong support for Judge Troy Nunley, whom I recommended to the President.

This legislation only applies to egg producers and is the result of careful negotiation between animal welfare groups and the only industry that is affected.

This legislation addresses these problems.

We are very proud of the leadership our Senator has shown in standing tall as a champion for our industry and for improved animal welfare as well.

You can tell how important this bill is to the egg industry because farmers have come from all across the United States to attend this hearing and show their support.

The CBO scores the legislation as having no cost, and a study by Agrilytica found that this legislation would not have a substantial price effect on consumers.

Why grow when the rules of the road might change and invalidate your investments?

This is a practical, fair-minded resolution that I think solves a real problem for the egg industry.

We are convinced the only solution to this problem is a national production standard, as contained in Senator Feinstein's bill, S.3239.

I think Government's role is to set a standard.

This compromise represents something very unique in animal agriculture.

Farmers with 3,000 birds or fewer are specifically exempted from the provisions of this legislation.

This is a bipartisan bill.