05/14/09 Floor Speech: AgJOBS Bill Introduction
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor to re-introduce legislation to provide much-needed relief to the nation’s ongoing agriculture labor shortage on May 14, 2009.
January 2009
01/07/09 Floor Speech: Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
On January 7, 2009, Senator Feinstein speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate to discuss comprehensive legislation she has authored to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and put an end abusive detention and coercive interrogations practices. [Please note: Senator Feinstein makes a brief statement recognizing the long service of Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) before turning to her main remarks.]
September 2008
09/29/08 News Conference: US Attorneys IG Report
On September 29, Senator Feinstein speaks at a news conference to discuss a recently released Department of Justice Inspector General report on the findings of an investigation into the removal of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006.
09/26/08 Floor Speech: Economic Crisis
On September 26, 2008, Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate floor about the national economic crisis and Congressional efforts to negotiate an economic rescue bill.
09/23/08 Hearing: Metrolink Crash
On September 23, 2008, Senator Feinstein speaks about the urgent need for collision avoidance systems for all major U.S. rail lines at a Congressional briefing on the recent Metrolink accident in Chatsworth, California.
09/16/08 Floor: Improving Transit Safety
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor on September 16, regarding legislation she has introduced to require collision avoidance systems on all major U.S. rail lines.
August 2008
08/21/08 Event: 12th Annual Tahoe Summit
On August 16, Senator Feinstein hosted the 12th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit at the Tallac Historic Site at Valhalla Estate.
July 2008
07/23/08 Floor Speech: Energy Market Speculation
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor on July 23, 2008, in support of a comprehensive bill to curb excessive speculation in energy futures markets.
June 2008
06/26/08 Hearing: Handgun Ruling
On June 26, 2008, Senator Feinstein spoke about the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the DC Handgun Ban at a Business Meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
06/10/08 Hearing: Interrogation Techniques
Senator Feinstein, who has led the fight to ban torture by all U.S. intelligence agencies, presided over a full Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into interrogation techniques on June 10, 2008.
06/03/08 Floor Speech: Climate Change
On June 3, Senator Feinstein spoke on the floor of the United States Senate to call for action on comprehensive climate change legislation.
06/03/08 News Conference: Climate Change
At a news conference on June 3, 2008, Senator Feinstein discussed the need for action on comprehensive climate change legislation.
May 2008
05/15/08 News Conference: Enron Loophole
Senator Feinstein praises passage of legislation she authored to close the "Enron Loophole" and help prevent excessive speculation, manipulation and fraud in electronic energy markets on May 15.
April 2008
04/16/08 Press Conference: Sole Survivor Benefits
On April 16, Senator Feinstein speaks at a news conference to discuss bipartisan legislation to ensure that military “sole survivors” receive full separation benefits.
04/03/08 Floor Speech: Mortgage Broker Licenses
On April 3, Senator Feinstein spoke on the Senate Floor, calling for adding legislation she has authored to set minimum national licensing standards for mortgage brokers and lenders as an amendment to the Housing Bill under Senate consideration.
March 2008
03/04/08 Floor Speech: Phthalates
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor on March 4 to discuss a measure she has sponsored to establish a federal ban on phthalates in children’s toys. The measure is modeled after the ban of California and the European Union.
February 2008
02/13/08 Floor Speech: Army Field Manual
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor on February 13, 2008, to urge approval of a measure she sponsored to require the CIA to follow the Army Field Manual’s rules on interrogations. The legislation, which was approved later that day by the Senate, establishes uniform standards on interrogation of detainees for all parts of the U.S. government.
December 2007
12/13/07 Floor Speech: Closing the Enron Loophole
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor in support of a measure she sponsored to close the “Enron Loophole.” Since 2000, this loophole has exempted electronic energy markets for large traders from government oversight.
12/13/07 Floor Speech: Senate Approves Fuel Economy Increases
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Floor of the Senate to praise passage of a bill to increase fuel efficiency by 10 miles per gallon over 10 years, or to achieve a fleetwide average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon by Model Year 2020.
12/11/07 Hearing: Guantanamo
As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, Senator Feinstein chairs a hearing into the legal rights of Guantanamo detainees on December 11, 2007.
October 2007
10/24/07 Floor Speech: California Wildfires Day 2
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor to provide her colleagues with the latest information about the California wildfires on October 24, 2007.
10/23/07 Floor Speech: California wildfires
Senator Feinstein provided an update to the Senate about the devastating California wildfires on the Senate Floor on October 23, 2007.
10/18/07 Special Event: Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
On October 17, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Senator Feinstein, the lead Democratic Senate sponsor of the authorizing resolution, spoke at the ceremony
10/04/07 Hearing: Burma's "Saffron Revolution"
Senator Feinstein expresses her support for Burma's pro-democratic protestors at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs on October 3, 2007.
September 2007
09/24/07 Floor Speech: Electronic Campaign Disclosure
Senator Feinstein, Chairman of the Rules and Administration Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor on September 24, in attempt to move legislation that would require Senate campaign finance reports to be filed electronically.
July 2007
07/25/07 Floor Speech: Renewing Burmese Sanctions
Senator Feinstein urged passage of a measure she has sponsored with Senator Mitch McConnell to renew sanctions against the brutal military junta in Burma. The sanctions were set to expire on July 26, 2007.
07/16/07 Floor Speech: Close Guantanamo Detention Facility
Senator Feinstein speaks on the Senate Floor in support of an amendment she has offered to the 2008 Defense Authorization Bill, requiring President Bush to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within one year of passage.
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