Senator Russell Feingold

Democrat  •  Wisconsin  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 74%
  • Abstains: 0%

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01/24/07
Hobbling lobbyists

Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Russell Feingold, D-Wis., certainly would address the issue of transparency regarding campaign fundraising. ...

Source: Worcester Telegram, MA
01/30/07
Feingold Tugs on Iraq Purse Strings

Senator Russell Feingold of Wisconsin is leading a hearing today in the Judiciary Committee about a topic that makes many of his fellow Democrats squirm: ...

Source: New York Times, NY
01/31/07
New military chief in Iraq faces US Congress

Democrat Senator, Russell Feingold, is moving to introduce legislation that will end funding for the war, a politically perilous option, but one he believes ...

Source: ABC Online, Australia
02/04/07
Feingold is as Feingold does

Russell Feingold was against the war in Iraq long before Pennsylvania congressman and fellow Democrat Jack Murtha made it fashionable. ...

Source: Post Chronicle
02/05/07
Don't Treat Our Soldiers Like Dogs By Sending Them Home With Tails ...

Russell Feingold: Our brave men and women in uniform will pay in blood what it takes to defeat the enemy in Iraq. Don’t send them home like beaten dogs with ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
02/05/07
Headlines for February 5, 2007

Russell Feingold said he would vote against the non-binding resolution because it will not lead to the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. ...

Source: Democracy Now, NY
02/05/07
Troop Retreat: Protestors And Congress To Blame For The Death Of ...

Russell Feingold [D-WI] & Co. are raising the white flag of retreat, paving the way to our defeat in Iraq. In this defeat, only Congress not President ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
02/07/07
Congress Aids, Abets And Emboldens Suicide Bombers In Iraq

John Conyers and Senator Russell Feingold are continuing to embolden terrorists by proposing legislation to cut funding for the war in Iraq. ...

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02/07/07
US Official Pledges Immediate Help for Somalia Stabilization

Asked by Subcommittee Chairman Russell Feingold about the status of the Ethiopian forces in Somalia, Frazer said they had started their withdrawal in ...

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02/07/07
Debate on war stumbles in Senate

and Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) were among those who said the Warner resolution doesn't go far enough. Feingold, who has said that the non-binding resolutions ...

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02/08/07
It Can’t Happen Here

Congress could defund the Iraq war but as Senator Russell Feingold points out, it "doesn’t have the will." It could, for that matter, threaten, ...

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02/08/07
Somalia: US Official Pledges Immediate Help for Stabilization

Asked by Subcommittee Chairman Russell Feingold about the status of the Ethiopian forces in Somalia, Frazer said they had started their withdrawal in ...

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02/08/07
Great News From DC! Congress Introduces Legislation for Public ...

Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) has also introduced companion legislation in the Senate to fix the system. This legislation will make public funding a ...

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02/09/07
Senate to consider boost to generics

Y., and Russell Feingold, D-Wis. Material from Bloomberg News was used in this article. Contact Gary Haber at 324-2878 or ghaber@delawareonline.com.

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02/10/07
Dems Seek to Limit US Iraq Involvement

Russell Feingold, D-Wis., was the first to introduce a bill on the subject in the current Congress. He proposed, the day after lawmakers convened in January ...

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02/10/07
Dems seek to limit US Iraq involvement

Russell Feingold, D-Wis., was the first to introduce a bill on the subject in the current Congress. He proposed, the day after lawmakers convened in January ...

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02/10/07
McCain Taps Cash He Sought To Limit

Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) to finally push through legislation ending soft money and placing strict limits on donations. But now the contrast between McCain ...

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02/11/07
McCain Taps Cash He Once Sought To Limit

Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin) to finally push through legislation ending soft money and placing strict limits on donations. Now the contrast between McCain ...

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02/12/07
Why Are the Pacifists So Passive?

(Two other Democratic Senate proposals that have actual teeth — one by Russell Feingold to cut off money for the war, another by Barack Obama to mandate ...

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02/12/07
Candidacy pits McCain against reforms he favored

Russell Feingold, D-Wis., to finally push through legislation ending soft money and placing strict limits on donations. But now the contrast between McCain ...

Source: The Register-Guard, OR
02/12/07
Why Are the Pacifists So Passive?

(Two other Democratic Senate proposals that have actual teeth--one by Russell Feingold to cut off money for the war, another by Barack Obama to mandate ...

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02/13/07
Ex-spy chief moves to State Department

He was confirmed after Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., lifted a hold he had placed on Negroponte's nomination. Feingold had been concerned that the recently ...

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02/14/07
Ex-spy Chief Moves To State Department

He was confirmed after Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., lifted a hold he had placed on Negroponte's nomination. Feingold had been concerned that the recently ...

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02/14/07
Congress needs to flex its muscle

Russell Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat who supports legislation that eventually would stop the necessary funding for keeping US forces in Iraq. ...

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02/15/07
Democrats Criticize Lack of Alternatives in Intelligence Estimate

Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), a panel member, wrote Negroponte on Feb. 8: "Setting up a false choice between indefinite military involvement and a rapid, ...

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02/16/07
Ex-spy chief moves to State Department

2 slot at State, where he will oversee policy on Iraq , China and Sudan and other portfolios. He was confirmed after Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., ...

Source: Jackson News-Tribune, WY
02/16/07
Ex-spy chief moves to State Department

2 slot at State, where he will oversee policy on Iraq , China and Sudan and other portfolios. He was confirmed after Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., ...

Source: Sky Valley Journal, WY
02/19/07
Measure would refocus Corps of Engineers

Russell Feingold, D-Wis., are offering legislation that would require that corps projects focus on national priorities, reducing flood damage, and restoring ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
02/19/07
Does War Make Presidents Great?

Russell Feingold in prison for the duration of the current war. That would put him on a par with Lincoln. Even beyond that, though, is the huge number of ...

Source: Antiwar.com, CA
02/20/07
Proposal would bring needed reform to Corps operations

Russell Feingold, D-Wis., have authored legislation they believe will take politics and poor management out of US Corps of Engineer projects. ...

Source: The Daily Advertiser, LA

Official website: http://feingold.senate.gov
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506 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5323
Fax: 202-224-2725

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