Senator Russell Feingold

Democrat  •  Wisconsin  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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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
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
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
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
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

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 ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

... of calls to send more US forces to Afghanistan and should set a flexible timetable for withdrawal, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said Monday. ...

Source: AFP
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

... of calls to send more US forces to Afghanistan and should set a flexible timetable for withdrawal, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said Monday. ...

Source: AFP
09/21/09
Editorial: Reining in the Patriot Act

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 ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

... of calls to send more US forces to Afghanistan and should set a flexible timetable for withdrawal, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said Monday. ...

Source: AFP
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

... of calls to send more US forces to Afghanistan and should set a flexible timetable for withdrawal, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said Monday. ...

Source: AFP
09/21/09
RE: Russell Feingold

... of calls to send more US forces to Afghanistan and should set a flexible timetable for withdrawal, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said Monday. ...

Source: AFP
09/19/09
Passing JUSTICE Act is a priority

WASHINGTON - Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) recently introduced legislation that would narrow several provisions of the Patriot Act and other surveillance ...

Source: Joplin Independent
09/18/09
US court rejects election limits for non-profits

... campaign finance law named after Senator John McCain, the unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee in 2008, and Democratic Senator Russell Feingold. ...

Source: Reuters
09/18/09
Spending bill amendment takes aim at 'czars'

...included 47 policy czars, yet there was no Republican outcry. But the Vitter amendment might win some Democratic support. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., raised similar concerns this week in a letter to Obama, and Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., wrote the Whi

Source: GovExec.com
09/18/09
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Strengthening Forensic ...

Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) also discussed problems in the field including scandals in crime labs and unsupported scientific conclusions being presented ...

Source: DOTmed.com (press release)
09/18/09
Spending bill amendment takes aim at 'czars'

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., raised similar concerns this week in a letter to Obama, and Sen. Robert Byrd, DW.Va., wrote the White House on the issue in ...

Source: GovExec.com
09/18/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., raised similar concerns this week in a letter to Obama, and Sen. Robert Byrd, DW.Va., wrote the White House on the issue in ...

Source: Nextgov
09/18/09
Senators' Patriot Act 'fix' would eliminate telecom immunity

Democratic Senator Russell Feingold, long a critic of government spy powers on Americans, was a chief author of the legislation presented Thursday. ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
09/17/09
Obama must know that Americans want out

...Democrats. You can expect any decision to commit more troops would drive that number down even further. Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold calls for a flexible timetable to withdraw U.S. forces, arguing that simply pouring in more troops is not a well-thou

09/17/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia criticized the proposal for failing to create a government-run program to compete with private insurers. ...

Source: Bloomberg
09/17/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia criticized the proposal for failing to create a government-run program to compete with private insurers. ...

Source: Bloomberg
09/17/09
Obama must know that Americans want out

Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold calls for a flexible timetable to withdraw US forces, arguing that simply pouring in more troops is not a well-thought-out ...

Source: Indianapolis Star
09/17/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia criticized the proposal for failing to create a government-run program to compete with private insurers. ...

Source: Bloomberg
09/17/09
Wording in Clean Water Act leads to worry

... which is known by its working name, Senate Bill 787, and was sponsored by Wisconsin Senator Russell Feingold and 24 others as an attempt to clarify the ...

Source: Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
09/17/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Democratic Senator Russell Feingold, long a critic of government spy powers on Americans, was a chief author of the legislation presented Thursday. ...

Source: AFP
09/16/09
Senate's 10-year health fix would cost US $856B

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, DW.Va., a member of the Finance Committee, said that he couldn't support the bill in its current form. Said Sen. Russell Feingold ...

Source: 东莞市
09/16/09
RE: Russell Feingold

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, DW.Va., a member of the Finance Committee, said that he couldn't support the bill in its current form. Said Sen. Russell Feingold ...

Source: The Associated Press

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