Diane Feinstein Quotations

The point is, let's encourage America's families to save for education.

If this was a man that found Adolf Hitler to be a glorified and acceptable and a desirable character, I sure want to know it as a Californian because I don't want that man as my governor,

I don't know what tree we're barking up,

I don't believe (Clinton's actions rise) to the level of impacting a danger on the nation to the extent that the nation has to be saved by removing this president from his office.

I think it's a dimension of his character. He hasn't denied them. Women have come forward.

I think we all agree that the loss of life is substantial the loss of property is substantial it is unacceptable to do nothing.

It is my hope that Judge Roberts would play a role similar to Justice O'Connor's on the court and bring with him a voice defined by temperance and open-mindedness,

I remember what it was like when abortion was illegal, ... When I was a college student, I watched the passing of the plate to collect money so young women could go to Tijuana for an abortion. I knew a woman who ended her life because she was pregnant.

I would hope that he isn't lying. I think if he is, it's serious,

Two years ago, ... intense fires burned 739,597 acres in these national forests, destroying 3,631 homes and killing 24 people. Fuel loads may be worse this year because of grasses that have grown as a result of last winter's rains.

What you see is major Democratic elected officials in the state of California supporting this Republican governor,

We will do everything in our power to stop it.

We will defeat this if this comes to the floor. I suspect they won't even bring this to the floor.

The party that put the amendments on the bill now wants to kill it.

This recall is turning around. People are beginning to see how unfair it is, and how harmful it is to California's economy and to our people. And in recent days serious allegations have surfaced with respect to the governor's opponent. We should all give this serious consideration. This governor was fairly elected -- he does not deserve to be recalled.

We will come back and fight again another day, ... But today ... I rise with a sad heart because we must postpone our battle for victims' rights.

The reason the statute won't work is because it hasn't worked,

As the only woman on the committee, I have an additional role to play in representing the views and concerns of 145 million American women during this hearing process,

Does anyone believe that some staffer without permission thought up a scheme by which a chairman's 'agent' could have access to every IRS facility everywhere in this nation and every single IRS filing of every citizen of this nation?

The United Nations should be given an opportunity to compel adherence to the 16 or so resolutions in the past which Iraq has effectively not complied with ... maybe some language could be added.

the will and the culture of this nation in ways that are everlasting and profound.

It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe and return our country to the days of the 1950s,

The Senate needs to stop this effort in its tracks.

strength, experience, leadership and judgment to be an excellent president.

A major breach in these levees could imperil hundreds of thousands of people and endanger most of the state's water supply, ... As we have seen in New Orleans, it would be a dramatic mistake to further delay the repairs that are necessary to protect communities from the ravages of floodwaters.

This memo was very consequential and should have been analyzed at the highest levels of the intelligence community. Sadly it was not.

every big department has problems, and I've seen him overcome those problems. And there's no reason to believe that that won't continue to happen.

It's deplorable and it casts a pall of shame worldwide over what the United States says, versus what it does,

not because it's perfect, but because I believe it will bring needed help to my state.

I want to limit it to the weapons of mass destruction and provide language that in the event the United Nations does not compel compliance, then the president would be authorized to use force. So the first obligation would be on the United Nations,

In the last 10 years, the court has moved dramatically to the right?. I think the president is well advised to take heed of this. The nation is extraordinarily divided and polarized.

In view of the 5,000 'air rage' incidents each year,

I am pleased to be part of the Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus. As a senator from the nation's number one dairy state, I know how important dairy issues are to my State and to the nation. I look forward to working with my colleagues on issues important to our dairy farmers as we work on the next Farm Bill.

The lines between a listening service and a distribution service have been blurred.