Washington May 31, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump is planning to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement: “I urge President Trump to reconsider abandoning the Paris climate agreement. In my strong view, a retreat from this agreement would be […]
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Feinstein, Grassley Introduce Bill to Expand Research into Medical Benefits of Cannabidiol and Marijuana
Washington, May 25, 2017 – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), leaders of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana. In addition to Feinstein and […]
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Feinstein Statement on Federal Funding Bill
Washington May 4, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the agreement to continue funding the federal government: “Senators Schumer and Leahy deserve congratulations for rebuffing the draconian funding cuts and poison pill riders proposed by President Trump and congressional Republicans. Most importantly, the bill directs no money to the […]
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Members of Congress Introduce Cluster Munitions Legislation
Washington April 7, 2017 – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) introduced the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, a bill to restrict the use and export of dangerous cluster munitions. Cluster munitions are bombs, rockets or artillery shells that contain submunitions that, when deployed, can leave behind unexploded […]
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Feinstein Opposes Gorsuch Nomination
Washington April 3, 2017 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced her opposition to Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court: Senator Feinstein’s full remarks at the Judiciary Committee follow: “In my view, this is not a routine nomination. So I want to begin with just some brief comments about […]
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Feinstein, Harris Reintroduce Bill to Establish Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area
Washington March 28, 2017 – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris (both D-Calif.) reintroduced the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Act, a bill to establish California’s first National Heritage Area. “Our bill recognizes the Delta as a working landscape central to California life,” said Senator Feinstein. “Establishing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National […]
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Feinstein Opposes Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington March 24, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement opposing President Trump’s Keystone XL pipeline executive order: “The president has called climate change a hoax—it’s not. What is a hoax is the claim that the Keystone XL pipeline will create permanent jobs or provide real energy security. “In a characteristic rush […]
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Feinstein: President’s Budget Undermines Critical Energy and Water Investments
Washington, March 17, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member on the Energy and Water Appropriations subcommittee, released the following statement on the draconian cuts President Trump has proposed for the Department of Energy and Army Corps of Engineers: “The president’s budget is nothing more than broken promises and misplaced priorities. President Trump talked […]
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Feinstein: ‘Impossible to Take His Speech Seriously’
Washington February 28, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to Congress: “This may have been President Trump’s first speech to Congress, but beneath the wish list of conservative issues it was little more than campaign rhetoric. “President Trump offered no details whatsoever on a […]
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Senators to Tillerson: Chinese Trademark for Trump Organization Raises Serious Emoluments Clause Questions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) today to write to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson regarding the decision by the People’s Republic of China to grant a construction trademark to the Trump Organization after years of delay. The ranking members of the Senate Committees […]
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Senators to AG Sessions: Recuse Yourself from Trump, Russia Investigations
Washington February 16, 2017 – All nine Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats today called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from any Justice Department investigations into Trump-Russia communications and Russian interference in the 2016 election. Additionally, the senators, led by Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), called on Sessions to limit communication between the Justice […]
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Senators Call for Disaster Declaration After California Storms
Washington February 13, 2017 – Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris (both D-Calif.) today called on President Trump to approve a major disaster declaration for California and provide disaster assistance in response to recent severe storms. “The series of powerful winter storms caused significant and widespread damage across California, and hundreds of Californians were forced […]
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Feinstein Opposes DeVos Nomination
Washington February 2, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced her opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: “I oppose the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary because I believe she is unqualified to serve our nation’s students in that important role. Californians feel the same way—I have received […]
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Feinstein: ‘I Must Vote No’ on Sessions
Washington January 31, 2017 – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced her opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general. “It is very difficult to reconcile for me the independence and objectivity necessary for the position of attorney general with the partisanship this nominee has demonstrated,” Feinstein […]
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Feinstein: Before Acting on Torture, ‘Read the Report’
Washington January 25, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on media reports that a draft presidential executive order would suggest restarting the CIA detention and interrogation program: “Before President Trump takes any actions related to torture and secret overseas detention sites, I implore him to read the 6,700-page, classified […]
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Feinstein Requests Delay on Sessions Vote, Links Nomination to Weekend Marches
Washington January 24, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today delivered remarks at a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general. At the hearing she requested a delay of the Sessions vote to provide more time to review his record. Committee rules allow members […]
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Feinstein: Restricting International Aid Groups ‘Shameful’
Washington January 23, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in opposition to President Trump’s executive order to reinstate a policy that forbids international aid organizations that receive federal funds from discussing the full range of reproductive health care services with their patients or using private funds to provide abortion care: […]
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Feinstein Opposes Repeal of Affordable Care Act
Washington January 18, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in opposition to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, highlighting repeal’s effects on California: “Over the weekend, thousands of people rallied in San Francisco and Los Angeles to show their support for the Affordable Care Act. Their message was clear: […]
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Feinstein Opening Remarks at Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
Washington January 10, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered opening remarks at the attorney general confirmation hearing. Her remarks, as delivered, follow: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and I’d like to thank Senator Leahy also for his words. If I may, I would like to […]
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Feinstein Supports White House Refusal to Veto UN Resolution
Washington December 23, 2016 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in response to the White House’s refusal to veto the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements: “President Obama’s refusal to veto today’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements sends a strong message that the United States still supports […]