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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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Sep 3, 2018

How do you reconcile what you have just said with the hundreds of school shootings using assault weapons that have taken place in recent history?

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Sep 3, 2018

Assault weapons are not in common use.

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Sep 3, 2018

I think we are on totally different wavelengths.

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Sep 3, 2018

I never thought this would happen in our country, that someone would bring a semi-automatic assault weapon into a school and just mow down children and staff.

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Sep 3, 2018

I would like to recognize Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League; Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; Reverend Al Sharpton, the president of National Action…

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Sep 3, 2018

I authored assault weapons legislation that became law for 10 years, and I have seen the destruction.

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Sep 3, 2018

I will nominate someone who is anti-choice and pro-gun.

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Sep 3, 2018

Don McGahn, the White House Counsel, spoke to the Federalist Society and made clear Brett Kavanaugh is exactly the kind of nominee the President wanted.

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Sep 3, 2018

93 percent of the records from Kavanaugh's tenure in the White House as counsel and staff secretary have not been provided to the Senate.

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Sep 3, 2018

When Justice Scalia died, Republicans refused to even meet--even a meeting in their office--with President Obama's nominee, and held the seat open for 1 year.

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Sep 3, 2018

Over a dozen Cabinet members and senior aides to President Trump have resigned, been fired, or failed their confirmations under clouds of corruption, scandal, and suspicion.

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Sep 3, 2018

These are very unique circumstances. Not only is the country deeply divided politically, we also find ourselves with a President who faces his own serious problems.

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Sep 3, 2018

I happen to believe that it did work and that it was important.

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Jul 31, 2018

I want to thank Facebook for their move yesterday to delete 32 pages and 290,000 accounts on the basis that Russia and other outside actors are continuing to weaponize social media platforms.

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Jul 31, 2018

This bill, offered by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), will allow for the future care of this historic landmark at the discretion of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Jul 31, 2018

We thank Senator Feinstein for bringing this issue to light.

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Jul 31, 2018

S. 2881, the bill I have introduced with several of my colleagues, is straightforward and would transfer control of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery from the city of Vallejo to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Jul 31, 2018

It is certainly appropriate for the VA's National Cemetery Administration to add this to its roster of national shrines.

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Jul 31, 2018

FRA strongly supports Senator Diane Feinstein's (CA) 'Mare Island Naval Cemetery Transfer Act,' (S. 2881);

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Jul 31, 2018

Senator Feinstein's introduction of S. 2881 will give the necessary authority to the VA.

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Jul 25, 2018

I've heard from many California companies that are experiencing major problems with the steel and aluminum tariff exclusion process.

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Jul 23, 2018

There must be a full and transparent accounting of what Michigan State University, the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics, and the FBI all knew and did about Dr. Larry Nassar.

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Jul 23, 2018

These sister survivors took the stage after having endured hellish abuse over many years.

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Jul 23, 2018

We have taken a giant step forward.

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Jul 23, 2018

It appears that these institutions undertook massive public relations campaigns to preserve themselves rather than rallying to the side of these survivors.

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