Diane Feinstein Quotes

"Domestic violence does not only happen to adults. Forty percent of girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend, and approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner."

"The key to sustained growth and rising standards of living will be the ability of developing countries to create vital export industries to compete in a free and open global marketplace. We should help these countries help themselves by opening the U.S. market to their exports."

"This raises very serious concerns about her ability to fairly apply the law without bias in this regard."

"After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the federal government has a profound obligation to help those in need, ... Right now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina need our help. Entire communities have been destroyed. Families have been torn apart. Many are still missing. Tens of thousands remain homeless. As the recovery proceeds, we in the Senate pledge to do everything in our power to help rebuild the shattered lives across the Gulf Coast."

"The fact that hackers could have accessed data on up to 40 million accounts because of a processor's failure to follow your own established rules makes me question the effectiveness and ability of self-regulation by your industry."

"I think these efforts really have been totally overwhelmed by the pervasive endemic corruption throughout the Mexican government, the Mexican police and now the Mexican military,"

"I think the president is well-advised to take heed of this, ... what entered into it is a fear that I see, that people are going to lose rights."

"My belief is that you should be open in public about your views. I couldn't penetrate to the extent that I could feel comfortable, knowing the things I care deeply about, that I ran for the Senate for, will be protected."

"Mexico has never cooperated on enforcing their border. Mexico doesn't believe it should enforce its border."

"Do you believe that the right to privacy applies to the beginning of life and the end of life?"

"If this article is accurate, it calls into question the integrity and credibility of our nation's commitment to the rule of law."

"I think it was not an even-handed memo, ... As I look at the intelligence community, it should not 'support' or 'oppose' an administration. It should be professional, factual and give the best possible analysis, regardless of where the chips may fall."

"What did the Democrats in Congress know and why weren't they talking to each other?"

"According to the Washington Post, the Department of Defense is changing the guidelines with respect to oversight and notification of Congress by military intelligence. Is this true or false?"

"This new justice will be critical in the balance with respect to rulings on congressional authority, as well as a woman's right to privacy, environmental protections, and many other aspects of constitutional law in the United States,"

"You speak about modesty and humility,"

"You've gone through this in a remarkable way, ... I'm convinced you will be (chief justice), God willing, for 40 years. And that even concerns me more because it means that my vote means more."

"The Brownback bill is not designed to promote research and it would stop the California initiative in its tracks,"

"California came out of the BRAC process as well as could be expected, ... It is my understanding that the net job loss will not be more than 2,000."

"California came out of the BRAC process as well as could be expected. It is my understanding that the net job loss will not be more than 2,000."