Washington April 9, 2020 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of senators called on President Trump to provide a detailed written explanation for his decision to remove an inspector general. In a letter, the lawmakers underscore the important role inspectors […]
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Feinstein Calls on Senate to Donate Emergency N-95, Cloth Procedure Masks
Washington April 7, 2020 -Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to Senate leadership calling on the Senate Sergeant at Arms to review supplies of N-95 and cloth procedure masks contained in Senate emergency packs and donate them where possible. “As you know, every Senate office has been issued an emergency pack by […]
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Small Businesses, Nonprofits Eligible For New Coronavirus ‘Paycheck Protection Program’
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program that is part of the coronavirus response legislation signed into law last week: “Small businesses are the engine that drives our economy. Key to helping small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during this pandemic will be the […]
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Feinstein Calls on Administration to Safeguard Food Production Capacity
Washington March 23, 2020 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on the State Department to protect the nation’s food supply chain by ensuring agriculture workers are able to receive H-2A visas during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The ability to harvest food is critical to our nation’s food security, particularly during a national emergency,” Senator Feinstein […]
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Feinstein to Californians: Follow Local, State, Federal Public Health Recommendations
Washington March 19, 2020 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on all Californians to follow social distancing recommendations and observe all local, state and federal public health guidelines: “On March 4 there were 135 known cases of coronavirus in the United States. One week later, on March 11, there were 1,190 known cases, […]
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Feinstein Supports California Effort to Make Coronavirus Testing Free for Patients
Washington March 6, 2020 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom and state health officials directed health insurance companies to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary coronavirus testing: “I’m pleased that California has made testing for the coronavirus available to all Californians when they require it. […]
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Feinstein Asks HHS for Coronavirus Screening, Quarantine Plans
Washington DC February 5, 2020 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking what is being done to ensure there are adequate resources to carry out the screening and quarantining of travelers due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Senator Feinstein wrote, “Given that there […]
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Feinstein: John Bolton Must Testify
Washington January 27, 2020 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on press reports that John Bolton said President Trump told him he was withholding security aid to Ukraine until the country agreed to investigate his political rivals: “Last night’s New York Times article indicates that John […]
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Feinstein: Court Should Uphold Roe, Reject Senate Republicans’ Amicus Brief
Washington January 3, 2020 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement on an amicus brief submitted by Republican members of Congress to the Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Gee: “Respect for precedent is a guiding principle of our federal legal system. That’s why I led my […]
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Feinstein to HUD: Grant California’s Request for 50,000 Housing Vouchers
Washington, DC December 12, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week sent a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson urging him to grant California Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for 50,000 additional housing vouchers to help address the state’s homelessness crisis. “An essential tool in combatting homelessness is housing vouchers, which […]
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Congress Must Address Chemical Contamination in California Water
Washington December 10, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after provisions to protect California drinking water from PFAS – a category of dangerous chemicals found to cause cancer and other health problems – were dropped from the National Defense Authorization Act: “Congress must pass legislation this year to protect […]
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Feinstein: Don’t Remove Hundreds of Thousands from Food Stamps
Washington December 4, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the news the administration finalized a rule that would cut nearly 700,000 people from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, almost 200,000 of those in California. “The Trump administration’s rule change will deny food stamps to hundreds […]
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Feinstein on Cummings: Eloquent Champion Who Will be Missed
Washington October 17, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings: “Elijah Cummings was a champion for Baltimore and its residents, for Maryland and for our country. His passion and eloquence will be desperately missed. “I was always struck by the dignity of Congressman Cummings, […]
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Feinstein Statement on PFAS Contamination in California Drinking Water
Washington October 15, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on widespread contamination of California drinking water reported in the Los Angeles Times: “With reports that 300 wells throughout California are contaminated with toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues, it’s clear the state and federal government, and in […]
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Senate Judiciary Democrats to Assistant AG: Why Didn’t DOJ Investigate President’s Actions?
Washington October 10, 2019 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and all committee Democrats today called on the Justice Department to explain why it decided to not investigate President Trump’s solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 election during a phone call with the Ukrainian president. “On its face, the White […]
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Feinstein: President’s Rhetoric Has No Place in Our Democracy
Washington October 2, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after President Trump’s remarks at today’s press conference with the president of Finland: “The president has an obligation to inspire and lead our country, hostile rhetoric makes that task impossible. “Loaded terms like ‘treason,’ ‘coup’ and ‘civil war’ have no […]
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Amendment to Bar Family Separations Passes Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, Sept. 30, 2019—Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today released the following statement after the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously adopted an amendment that they offered last week to ban the Trump administration’s practice of family separation at our borders: “I have repeatedly called for […]
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Feinstein Supports California Lawsuit to Maintain Vehicle Emission Standards
Washington September 18, 2019 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the announcement that President Trump will revoke California’s authority to set strict vehicle emission standards: “The president’s decision to end California’s authority to set higher vehicle emission standards is bad for California and it’s bad for the country. “For 50 […]
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Feinstein: Gun Safety Bills Must Be Top Priority When Congress Returns
Washington September 3, 2019 -Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the need for Congress, and especially the Senate, to take up gun safety legislation when it returns to Washington next week: “Last month, 53 people were killed in the United States in mass shootings. In just the […]
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Feinstein: Legislation Necessary to Protect Flores Agreement
Washington August 22, 2019 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today reiterated the need for a legislative solution to protect the Flores Agreement, a court settlement that prevents prolonged detention of children and requires basic humane conditions during detention. Senator Feinstein’s bill, the Protecting Immigrant Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, would prevent […]