Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein: "During our visit to the prison, we were briefed on the Department of Defense policies regarding forced-feedings and I remain concerned that these policies are out of step with international norms, medical ethics and practices of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons." Click For More
Senator Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water: “We must do more to prepare for increasingly harmful dry years by capturing more water in wet years. In short, California needs a lot more water storage–and we need it now.” Click For More
Senator Feinstein speaks about a plan to provide legal status and a pathway to citizenship for current undocumented farm workers so they can continue growing and harvesting food and give farmers a legal way to hire future workers. Click For More
Senator Feinstein joined a bipartisan group to release a discussion draft of comprehensive nuclear waste management legislation aimed at reenergizing efforts to reach a long-term solution for highly radioactive nuclear waste. Click For More
Senator Feinstein speaks on her legislation prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale and possession of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Click For More
Senator Feinstein comments on comprehensive immigration reform legislation, which includes a bipartisan agreement on immigrant farm workers she negotiated with farm workers and agricultural employers. Click For More
Senator Feinstein led a group of 40 Senators, joined by 172 members of the House, urging the Supreme Court to overturn the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA. The law excludes legally married same-sex couples from all marriage-based federal responsibilities and rights. Click For More
Feinstein bill will stop sale of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
As Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman, Feinstein oversees critical national security agencies.