Dianne Feinstein
Recent News About Dianne Feinstein
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Feinstein Opposes Supreme Court’s Ruling Allowing LGBTQ Discrimination
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on June 30, 2023 released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis that a Colorado web designer has a First Amendment right to discriminate against same-sex couples despite a state law forbidding discrimination:
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Feinstein, Padilla Support U.S.-Taiwan Joint Investment in California Chip Research
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) on June 29 applauded a new partnership between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (NSTC) that will invest $6 million in six joint projects, including four in California, for research on advanced semiconductor chip design and fabrication.
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Feinstein Statement on Passing of Feminist Majority Foundation Chair Peg Yorkin
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Jun 26 released the following statement on the passing of Peg Yorkin, co-founder and chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation:
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Feinstein Introduces Bill to Restore San Joaquin Valley Canals
Bill would also restore salmon runs on San Joaquin River
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Feinstein, Padilla Introduce Bill to Provide Clean Drinking Water to Disadvantaged Communities
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) on June 22 introduced the Restore Aging Infrastructure Now Act, or RAIN Act, which would invest in aging canals and other drinking water and irrigation facilities to provide environmental benefits and improve drinking water supplies for disadvantaged California communities.
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Feinstein, Kelly, Sinema Introduce Bill to Increase, Modernize Water Supply
Combined with bipartisan infrastructure law, will provide enough water for millions of people
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Feinstein on Escalating Violence in Israel, West Bank
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on June 21 released the following statement on the escalating violence in Israel and the West Bank:
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Feinstein on Republican Governors Sending Migrants to California
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on June 15 released the following statement after Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) sent a busload of migrants to Los Angeles:
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Feinstein, Padilla, California Members Urge EPA to Tighten Air Quality Standards, Preserve Prescribed Burns for Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) as well as Representatives Scott Peters and Jared Huffman (both D-Calif.)—led a group of their colleagues to send a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging them to allow the deployment of prescribed fires as EPA tightens federal health-based air quality standards.
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Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Prepare Homeowners for Natural Disasters
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) on June13, introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, legislation that will exempt from federal taxes rebates that homeowners receive for hardening their homes against natural disasters. Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) today introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, legislation that will exempt from federal taxes rebates that homeowners receive for hardening their homes against natural disasters.
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Bipartisan Western Senators Push to Increase Wildland Firefighter Recruitment, Retention
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and a bipartisan group of Western senators to urge the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
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Feinstein, Padilla Support National Gun Violence Awareness Month Resolution
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) June 1, 2023 joined with Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth (both D-Ill.) and 18 senators to introduce a resolution in support of June 2, 2023, as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and June 2023 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month.”
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Feinstein, Padilla Support Colorado River Lower Basin Proposal
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) on May 22 released the following statement after the Colorado River lower basin states announced a proposal to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water over the next three years.
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Feinstein Applauds Applied Materials $4 Billion Investment in California Chip Research Facility
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on May 22 released the following statement after Applied Materials announced it was investing up $4 billion to build a semiconductor research center in Sunnyvale.
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Wildfire Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on May 18 introduced the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, legislation to support the development of facilities that make use of low-value timber from wildfire hazardous fuels reduction projects.
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Senate Committee Advances Rim of the Valley Legislation, Other Feinstein Priorities
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on May 17 released the following statement after the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced several bills that were priorities for her, including the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act.
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Feinstein, Padilla Call for Full Distribution of Migrant, Refugee Aid After Title 42 Ended
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) on May 17 called on President Biden to ensure the swift distribution of humanitarian assistance funding that Congress provided for migrants and refugees.
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Feinstein, Blackburn Introduce HITS Act to Support Independent Music Creators
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on May 16 introduced the bipartisan Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act, a bill that would allow independent music creators – including musicians, technicians, songwriters and producers – to deduct 100 percent of recording production expenses in the year they are incurred, rather than in later years.
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Feinstein Statement on Returning to Washington
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement after returning to Washington yesterday to resume her Senate duties as she continues to recover from medical complications related to the shingles virus.
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Feinstein on Status of Judicial Confirmations
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on May 4, 2023 released the following statement on the current status of judicial confirmations during her absence from the Senate while she recovers from shingles.