Senator Russell Feingold

Democrat  •  Wisconsin  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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10/07/09
NEWS -- Sen. Feingold questions use of administration 'czars'

...policy "czars" Tuesday, but the White House denied it is using these officials to evade congressional scrutiny. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to know whether some of the czars make policy but have no obligation to submit to congress

Source: GOPUSA
10/06/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to know whether some of the czars make policy but have no obligation to submit to congressional ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/06/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Others, like Sen. Russell Feingold, fear that foreign boots in the Pashtun area of Afghanistan will force more of the insurgents into the tribal areas of ...

Source: truthout
10/06/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Others, like Sen. Russell Feingold, fear that foreign boots in the Pashtun area of Afghanistan will force more of the insurgents into the tribal areas of ...

Source: truthout
10/06/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Others, like Sen. Russell Feingold, fear that foreign boots in the Pashtun area of Afghanistan will force more of the insurgents into the tribal areas of ...

Source: truthout
10/06/09
Senator questions use of administration "czars"

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to know whether some of the czars make policy but have no obligation to submit to congressional ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/06/09
RE: Russell Feingold

However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarranted ...

Source: CBS News
10/06/09
Senate Intel Chairman Backs Patriot Act Revisions

...and civil liberties" and would not jeopardize "the biggest (anti-terrorism) investigation since 9/11." However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarranted e

Source: CBS News
10/06/09
What to Watch: Obama and Lawmakers Discuss Afghanistan

...McCain (Ariz.). -- At 2 p.m., the Constitution subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, under the leadership of Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), touches an issue of great interest on conservative talk radio and blogs with the hearing "Examini

10/06/09
Senator questions use of administration "czars"

...policy "czars" Tuesday, but the White House denied it is using these officials to evade congressional scrutiny. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to know whether some of the czars make policy but have no obligation to submit to congress

10/02/09
NEWS -- Senate Intel chairman backs Patriot Act revisions

...and civil liberties" and would not jeopardize "the biggest (anti-terrorism) investigation since 9/11." However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarranted e

Source: GOPUSA
10/01/09
Senate Intel chairman backs Patriot Act revisions

However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarranted ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/01/09
RE: Russell Feingold

However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said such a step "would probably not be a good idea for the president ...

Source: United Press International
10/01/09
GOP support may be needed for war effort

...president," Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Armed Services Committee, had been quoted as saying. However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said such a step "would probably not be a good idea for

10/01/09
RE: Russell Feingold

However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarranted ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/01/09
IAA backs Obama on banning mandatory securities arbitration

Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis. The legislation would ban mandatory arbitration clauses widely used in many industries.

Source: InvestmentNews
10/01/09
Senate Intel chairman backs Patriot Act revisions

...safety and civil liberties" and would not jeopardize "the biggest (anti-terrorism) investigation since 9/11." However, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said more protection is needed against unwarranted searches of personal and business records and unwarr

09/30/09
ANTI-LIBERAL ZONE : UPDATE on S 560

...Byrd, Sen. Maria Cantwell,  Benjamin Cardin, Thomas Carper, Robert Casey, Christopher Dodd, Richard Durbin, Russell Feingold, Al "JOKE" Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Thomas Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John "LURCH" Ke

Source: Town Hall
09/29/09
Congress Braces for Patriot Act Battle

Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Justice Act on Sept. 17, which some groups, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, ...

Source: OMB Watch
09/28/09
Trade Likely to be Flash Point in Senate Climate Bill

...(Robert Casey and Arlen Specter) West Virginia (Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller), Indiana (Evan Bayh), Wisconsin (Russell Feingold) and Minnesota (Al Franken) also signed the letter. Limits on domestic emissions will increase the costs of energy-intensi

Source: Mother Jones
09/28/09
Spy powers need reform - Mon, 28 Sep 2009 PST

...the federal government in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The next day, senior Democratic senators led by Sen. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin put forward a reform measure that was quickly endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Fe

09/27/09
Thailand's Abhisit Vejjajiva, Gen. Anupong Paojinda, Gen. Prayuth ...

US Senator Russell Feingold and US Senator Herbert Kohl, Wisconsin Democrats, as well as US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse ( D-RI ), US Senator Barbara Boxer ...

Source: Media Newswire (press release)
09/25/09
Controversy over policy czars is misplaced, scholars say

Last week, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., sent President Obama a letter requesting the legal justification for the positions in light of the appointments ...

Source: GovExec.com
09/25/09
Caretakers on rise in US Senate

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., shown in Washington April 23, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. mcdermott) | Enlarge WASHINGTON, Sept. ...

Source: United Press International
09/25/09
RE: Russell Feingold

US Senator Russell Feingold and US Senator Herbert Kohl, Wisconsin Democrats, as well as US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), US Senator Barbara Boxer ...

Source: PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
09/24/09
Democrats Seek to Tighten Oversight of Surveillance Tools

...on the letters' authority and tighten the standard for issuing them. Under legislation introduced last week by Democratic Sens. Russell Feingold (Wis.) and Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), the FBI would also have to show that people whose records are sought ha

09/24/09
Why Afghanistan?

One very lucid critique by Senator Russell Feingold, a congressional leader advocating a withdrawal timetable, stresses that we "cannot support an ...

Source: Global Security
09/23/09
Democrats Seek to Tighten Oversight of Surveillance Methods

Russell Feingold (Wis.) and Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), the FBI would also have to show that people whose records are sought have some connection to terrorism ...

Source: Washington Post
09/23/09
The Patriot Act should be reined in

...that the administration would consider stronger privacy protections. The next day, senior Democratic senators led by Sen. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin put forward a reform measure that was quickly endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Feingol

Source: Juneau Empire
09/23/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Russell Feingold (Wis.) and Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), the FBI would also have to show that people whose records are sought have some connection to terrorism ...

Source: Washington Post

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