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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.
I know Mr. Mori well. He is the national executive director of the Japanese American Citizens League, which is the oldest and largest Asian-American civil rights organization in the United States. The Japanese American Citizens League--or…
Mr. President, I rise to express my continued opposition to the detention provisions in the Defense authorization bill. I was on the Intelligence Committee prior to 9/11, and I have watched the transition since that time. I have watched…
Mr. President, if I understand the procedure, it is now appropriate for me to speak on my pending amendments. I will not offer my two amendments for a vote now, but I would like to take the opportunity to speak about them at this time. I…
Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act, which Senator Snowe, Senator Bingaman and I have introduced. It has been a pleasure to work again with Senators Snowe and Bingaman on an important piece of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be set aside in order to call up amendments Nos. 1125 and 1126. I further ask that Senators Leahy, Durbin, and Udall of Colorado be added as cosponsors to both amendments…
This essentially would strike the detention provisions and replace them with proposals from the executive branch. It reflects what the White House offered to Senators Levin and McCain as compromise language on the detention provisions to…
I only found out this bill was coming up this morning, so the administration is reviewing the largest amendment at the present time. The other two amendments, we may already have filed those. We have filed those, but I would prefer to wait…
Let me explain why this proposal is bad policy. Consider the case of Najibullah Zazi. He was arrested in September of 2009 as part of an al-Qaida conspiracy to carry out suicide bombings of the New York City subway system. The FBI arrested…
Madam President, I view the detention provisions of this bill as real pernicious, as an attack on the Executive power of the President, and contrary to the best interests of this Nation. So I rise to express my strong opposition to three…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Shannon Gorrell, a Defense fellow in my office, be granted the privileges of the floor for the duration of the debate on this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
President, I rise today in support of this resolution honoring former World War II U.S. POWs from the Pacific theater and acknowledging the steps the Japanese Government has made to heal the wounds of the past. My friend and colleague from…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 16, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…
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