Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]

Bill would add responsibility for some gun owners

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...that organizers are calling the largest effort of its kind in the state's history. EDITORIAL: Senate needs a gun vote Sen. Dianne Feinstein will not be deterred from the effort to reinstate and close loopholes in the 1994-2004 ban on military-style semi

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DC blast at joke & dagger

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...to the arrest and expulsion of an amateurish US Embassy officer from Moscow. “I think the tradecraft is dreadful,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein told The Post, referring to Ryan Fogle’s capture by Russian security agents while wearing a bizarre blond wig,

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The Benghazi scandal: Obama’s buck

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...didn't justify anything. What occurred was a premeditated terrorist attack. And the U.S. knew so immediately afterward, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., confirmed on Sunday. Why, the administration simply was being “cautious,” she said. So cautious,

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AG defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...leader Osama bin Laden. The attorney general called the story the result of “a very serious leak, a very grave leak.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee, said Wednesday that the leak was “within the mo

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Holder: Security leak demanded secret use of AP phone records

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Holder: Security leak demanded secret use of AP phone records

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Northern California has a new federal judge

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...in both the public and private sectors, which will make him a tremendous asset to the court.” Boxer and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., both spoke before today’s vote to praise Orrick’s record, but Feinstein also used her time to berate the

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Senators begin contentious H-1B battle

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...foreign worker than you pay to an American worker," said Schumer. "That's a very strong protection." But committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), questioned the opposition to Grassley's amendment. "All this requires is that all H-1B employers,

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Alejo praises governor's support letter on comprehensive federal immigration reform

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...equality as well as opportunity. Local Assemblyman Luis Alejo on Tuesday praised Gov. Jerry Browns letter to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week regarding the need for comprehensive federal immigration reform. A link to this page will be inc

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Two controversial GOP immigration amendments rejected by Senate panel

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...description, the location of the job and the name and address of the employer. The panel also approved an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to limit the flight paths of unmanned aerial drones used by the U.S. Border Patrol to no more than th

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Senate seniority sometimes goes too far

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...At 89, Sen. Lautenberg is the Senate's oldest member, followed by the chairman of the environmental committee, Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who is 80. Ten others, including key members like John McCain, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch and Carl Levin, are over

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Flight School Visa Add Expected for Immigration Bill Tues

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Senate aides said. The amendment is based on legislation Grassley offered last year with New York Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The measure is reaction to a Government Accountability Office finding last year that 167 of 434

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Lawmakers decry 'outrageous' IRS conduct as targeting scandal deepens

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

..."definitely worth looking into, but right now, the information is far, far too preliminary to reach any conclusions." Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaking on NBC, said simply: "Somebody made the decision that they would give extra scrutiny" to cons

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Rove group slams Clinton on Benghazi in first 2016 attack ad

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...potential White House campaign in mind. "When Hillary Clinton's name is mentioned 32 times in a hearing" on Benghazi, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., argued on NBC's "Meet the Press," critics may only be trying to "discredit the secretary of state who

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Guns and the filibuster

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...As Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) pointed out, the amendment “would nullify the laws of all 50 states.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asserted that the amendment “would create a public safety crisis by forcing nearly every s

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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...— Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn’t urging deeper military involvement or other drama

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Issa: Clinton 'not a target'

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...State Department chief and much-discussed possible presidential candidate has been a strong subtext of the Benghazi debate. Sen. Dianne Feinstein discusses remarks on the House probe into the Benghazi attacks and details amendments made in markup to the

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein: We knew Benghazi was a terrorist attack the moment it happened

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...‘Meet the Press’ yesterday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., explained to NBC’s David Gregory that it was immediately evident that the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was the result of terrorism. Gregory asked Feinstein why she thought t

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San Mateo judge in line for Silicon Valley federal judgeship

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...is in line to become San Jose's next federal judge, according to Bay Area judges and lawyers familiar with the process. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has recommended Freeman to the White House to replace U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, who became director of

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Lawmakers decry 'outrageous' IRS conduct as targeting scandal deepens

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z