Press Releases

May 2008

Date	Title
5/7/08	Senator Feinstein Raises Serious Concerns About Latest Humane Society Video Showing Downed Animals at Stockyard Auctions
5/7/08	Senate Energy Committee Approves Historic Legislation to Implement Settlement to Restore the San Joaquin River
5/6/08	Senators Feinstein and McConnell and Representatives Crowley and Manzullo Pledge Support for People of Burma
5/2/08	Farm Bill Conference Report Includes Feinstein-Levin-Snowe Measure to Close the “Enron Loophole”
5/1/08	Senate Armed Services Committee Includes ‘Sole Survivor’ Langauge in FY 2009 Defense Authorization Bill
5/1/08	Senate Intelligence Committee Passes Feinstein-Whitehouse Measures to Ban Torture, End Secret Detentions
5/1/08	Senators Feinstein and Kerry Commend Apparent Change in Department of Veterans’ Affairs Policy in Providing Access to Voter Registration for Veterans

April 2008

Date	Title
4/30/08	Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on Interior Secretary’s Proposed Rule Change Allowing Loaded Firearms in America’s National Parks and Wildlife Refuges
4/30/08	House Approves Comprehensive Public Lands Bill
4/29/08	Senator Feinstein to Introduce Measure Requiring CIA to Follow the Army Field Manual in Interrogations
4/28/08	Statement of Senator Feinstein on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Indiana’s Voter photo-ID requirements
4/25/08	Senator Feinstein Urges Heads of Six Major Banks to Take Stronger Steps to Help Americans Avoid Foreclosure
4/24/08	Senate Democrats Ask DOJ to Enforce Laws Facilitating Voter Registration
4/24/08	Senate Approves Measure to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, Leader of Burma’s Democratic Movement
4/23/08	Senator Feinstein: The Administration’s Effort to Preempt California’s Tailpipe Emissions Standard Is “Contrary to Congressional Intent”
4/22/08	Senator Feinstein Praises Proposed Interim Fuel Economy Target of 31.6 Miles per Gallon by 2015; Calls Announcement an “Historic Shift”
4/22/08	Statement by Senator Feinstein in Recognition of Earth Day
4/17/08	Senators Feinstein, Collins and a Bipartisan Group of 8 Senators Introduce Third Annual “Endangered Species Day” Resolution
4/16/08	Feinstein, Chambliss, Nunes, Costa Introduce Legislation Protecting Benefits of Americans Who Leave the Armed Forces As “Sole Survivors” After Losing All Their Siblings to War
4/16/08	Senator Feinstein Expresses Disappointment that President Bush’s Program on Global Warming ‘Falls Short’ of What is Needed to Prevent Combat Catastrophic Climate Change
4/15/08	Senator Feinstein Chairs Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request for Department of the Interior
4/10/08	Senate Approves Feinstein-Boxer Measure to Increase the Supply of Non-Drinking Water for California’s Bay Area
4/10/08	Senate Approves Measure to Preserve Historic Piedras Blancas Light Station
4/10/08	Senate Approves Feinstein Measure to Study “Rim of the Valley” Addition to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
4/10/08	Senator Feinstein Raises Concerns Over Forest Service Firefighter Staffing in Southern California, Asks Officials for Detailed Plans to Beef Up Recruiting and Retention Ahead of Fire Season