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Russell Dana Feingold is a prominent Democratic politician from Wisconsin, best known for his tenure as a U.S. Senator from 1993 to 2011. During his time in the Senate, Feingold was recognized for his independent stance on various issues, including campaign finance reform, civil liberties, and foreign policy. He was the only senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, citing concerns over civil liberties and government overreach. Feingold also played a significant role in the development of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which aimed to regulate campaign financing and reduce the influence of money in politics.
I will vote no on cloture because I believe that the committee rules were violated in reporting the nomination to the floor and that, before the Senate acts on this nomination, more investigation is needed of Mr. Pryor's involvement with…
Now that we have this ginseng labeling law on the books, enforcement action is needed. Many of my constituents are concerned that some domestic and foreign companies continue to label and market certain products as ginseng when they are in…
I will briefly respond with great respect. There were a number of other amendments with great substance that I would have very much wanted to offer, but did not in the spirit of trying to make sure nothing of great moment occurred on this…
the Fair Credit Reporting Act was designed to make sure that personal financial information about consumers is fairly maintained and accurately reported by credit agencies and provided only to the appropriate people. Maintaining the…
I have come to this floor on several occasions this year to discuss the crisis in American manufacturing and some steps that I think Congress should take to stop the flow of manufacturing jobs overseas. One step that I believe we should…
when the Senate voted on this supplemental bill in October, I expressed my serious reservations about the overall direction of U.S. policy in Iraq and the astounding financial burden being imposed on the American people as a result of our…
I will vote no on cloture on the nomination of Charles Pickering to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. We had a fair process in the last Congress on this nominee--two hearings, a lengthy period of deliberation…
I intend to support H.R. 1904, as amended by the Senate. I do so, however, with significant reservations about the bill, and its benefits for Wisconsin, and I want to describe my concerns in detail. Forest fire management is a critical…
I will be supporting the McCain- Lieberman climate change legislation, and I want to detail the reasons for my support. At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the United States agreed to a goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by…
On August 31, 2002, two American schoolteachers and one Indonesian citizen who were working at an international school for the children of Freeport McMoRan's mine employees were killed, and eight more Americans were wounded, when they were…
the Senate's responsibility to scrutinize and confirm Presidential nominees is an important one, and never more so than when we are considering who should oversee the agency that, as its name indicates, is designed to protect the country's…
October 26 will mark the second anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act. I wish to speak today about the continuing and growing controversy surrounding that law, which was passed just 6 weeks after the September 11 terrorist attack. I was the…
The increased operational tempo is straining the Army, the National Guard, and the Reserves. We do run the risk of hurting recruitment and retention in both the Active and Reserve component. We are committing our troops to such an extent…
In particular, I am deeply disappointed to learn that the pork division of Farmland Foods has been sold to Smithfield Foods in a bankruptcy auction. Acquisition of Farmland Foods by either of the auction's bidders, Smithfield Foods and…
my amendment would bring a small measure of relief to the families of our brave military personnel who are being deployed for the ongoing fight against terrorism, the war in Iraq, and other missions in this country and around the world…
today I will introduce in the Senate the Reasonable Notice and Search Act. This bill addresses the provision of the USA PATRIOT Act that has caused perhaps the most concern among Members of Congress. Section 213 of the PATRIOT Act…
I voted in favor of the McConnell amendment today, because I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments in its resolve clauses expressing the Senate's tremendous admiration and appreciation for our men and women in uniform who have served in…
today I introduce the Wartime Treatment Study Act. This bill would create two fact-finding commissions: one commission to review the U.S. Government's treatment of German Americans, Italian Americans, and European Latin Americans during…
today I have voted in support of Senator Byrd's amendment to strike $15.2 billion in reconstruction aid from the supplemental appropriations bill. I supported this amendment not because I oppose the overall intent of some of this…
Mr. President, we have begun a debate that may ultimately be more consequential than the war debate we had in this Chamber last October, which culminated in the votes of 77 Senators authorizing the President of the United States to go to…
I rise today for the second in a series of statements that I plan to deliver about the hemorrhaging of American manufacturing jobs and the steps that I think that we ought to take to stem the flow of manufacturing jobs abroad and to…
over the past year, I have come to the floor several times to express my concerns about the U.S. policy in Iraq. I have raised questions about what I have called the administration's ``shifting justifications'' for this war. I have raised…
I rise today to offer some comments on one of the most serious problems we face in this Nation--the severe erosion of our manufacturing base. This crisis has been well documented, and the statistics are dismaying. According to the Economic…
I opposed that bill and instead supported a constitutionally sound alternative offered by my colleague, Senator Durbin. The Durbin alternative would ban post-viability abortions unless the woman's life is a risk or the procedure is…
I am pleased to submit legislation to establish some minimum standards for the trade agreements into which our Nation enters. This measure is a companion to H. Con. Res. 276, a resolution introduced in the other body by my colleague from…
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