May 23, 2013
I request 1 minute to respond to Senator Burr, if I may. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request, as modified? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from North Carolina.
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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May 23, 2013
Madam President, we are not talking about eliminating crop insurance. There are plenty of crops that don't have crop insurance, but this crop does. We are talking about eliminating the Federal subsidy, which amounts to $30 million-plus a…
May 23, 2013
Madam President, this amendment is offered on behalf of Senator McCain and myself. Ladies and gentlemen, tobacco is not just another crop. It is the largest preventable cause of cancer deaths in this country. Exactly 443,000 people die…
May 23, 2013
Madam President, I thank the chairwoman. She made a commitment to hold a vote on this amendment on Monday evening, and she has sought mightily to keep her word, and I very much appreciate that. This amendment is, to my view, about common…
May 23, 2013
I ask reading of the amendment be vitiated, and I will proceed with my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will simply report the amendment first.
May 23, 2013
Madam President, I believe pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement propounded by the chairwoman of the Agriculture Committee that I am next up to be able to speak on an amendment. But for a brief moment I want to reflect on what I have…
May 15, 2013
Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the dedicated career and service to the Congress and the Nation of Ms. Margaret ``Peggy'' Evans, who is retiring at the end of this month after over 22 years of service in both the executive and…
May 15, 2013
Madam President, in fiscal year 2011, approximately $1.4 billion in harbor maintenance taxes, HMT, was collected nationally. Of this, over $430 million, nearly 32 percent, was collected in California, with nearly $363 million generated by…
Apr 25, 2013
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 with Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Senator Collins as original cosponsors. This legislation establishes a single, national…
Apr 23, 2013
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act. This bill would level the playing field between brick and mortar retailers and their online counterparts by allowing States the right to collect sales taxes on remote…
Apr 17, 2013
Mr. President, I would like to call up and make pending amendment No. 711 to the bill before us. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from…
Apr 17, 2013
Mr. President, I have watched these votes and I must say I view them with substantial dismay at the lack of courage in this Chamber--courage to stand and say: We have had enough of these killings. We have had enough of the development of…
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