Dianne Feinstein Quotes
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Well, that's getting into a legal question.
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Did you really think that way and do you think that way today?
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There were a number of bits and pieces, and they weren't put together.
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Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.
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Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.
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It would be very difficult, and I said this to you privately and I said it publicly, for me to vote to confirm someone whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade, because I remember - and many of the young women here don't - what it was like when abortion was illegal in America,
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The distrust is enormous. I hope somebody out there is listening who controls these prices.
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It is crucial that the nominee who replaces Justice Sandra Day O'Connor not only be intelligent and well-qualified but balanced and fair. His views should be within the mainstream and considered, and they should be without bias, ... In other words, extreme ideology from the right or left is unacceptable.
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Embryonic stem cell research offers enormous promise to conquering many devastating and catastrophic diseases, ... California is leading the way, but unfortunately this research will be stopped in its tracks if some in Washington get their way. That is why I am so pleased to report that California is united behind keeping all avenues of research open to scientists.
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It pains me to admit that people died because aid did not arrive fast enough to those in need.
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Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.
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As I've looked at Sandra Day O'Connor, she had an open-mindedness and an independence and called them as she saw them.
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You were very full and forward-speaking. And then after lunch, it was as if you shut down and became very cautious. So my first question: Did anybody caution you between the morning and the afternoon sessions?
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To the loved ones of those who have been killed or injured I extend my deepest sympathy, ... Their deaths must not be in vain.
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He ... had a sense of humor that is subject to interpretation, on women's rights for example,
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Ports are the gaping hole in America's homeland security.
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The key to sustained growth and rising standards of living will be the ability of developing countries to create vital export industries to compete in a free and open global marketplace. We should help these countries help themselves by opening the U.S. market to their exports.
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Survival is nothing more than recovery.
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For me, one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed by Judge Roberts is the constitutional right to privacy. ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade .
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I am concerned by a trend on the court to limit this right and curtail women's autonomy, ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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If you, Judge Roberts, subscribe to the Rehnquist court's restrictive interpretation of Congress's ability to legislate, the impact could be to severely restrict the ability of Congress to tackle nationwide issues that the American people have elected us to address.
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You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
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You wouldn't want the government telling you what to do?
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Well, that day is gone, and it will not occur again.
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Domestic violence does not only happen to adults. Forty percent of girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend, and approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner.
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After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the federal government has a profound obligation to help those in need, ... Right now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina need our help. Entire communities have been destroyed. Families have been torn apart. Many are still missing. Tens of thousands remain homeless. As the recovery proceeds, we in the Senate pledge to do everything in our power to help rebuild the shattered lives across the Gulf Coast.
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I'm not sure what the views are. I had a private conversation and I did get a feeling ? a feeling. Well, you can't take a feeling to the bank. So, it's up to me to try to ferret it out.
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For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen, and which is enormously divisive in all of our communities.
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Our redwood trees are treasures that need to be protected and preserved. By adding more than 25,000 acres to Redwood National Park , this legislation would help conserve the redwood forest, provide watershed protection, and protect wildlife habitats.
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It is my hope that the number of stem cell lines available for federally-funded research will be expanded so that the government can continue to participate in this vital research and provide hope to the millions of Americans with diseases that might be cured.
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Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
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'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.
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California came out of the (base-closure) process about as well as could be expected.
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It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe and return our country to the days of the 1950s,
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Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe.
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Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return. It is estimated that approximately 3 million incidents of domestic violence are reported each year in the United States.
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This incident is a clear sign that industry's efforts to self-regulate when it comes to protecting consumers' sensitive personal data are failing.
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