Diane Feinstein Quotes

"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."

"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."

"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."

"This is a very pivotal appointment, ... I'm more interested in her judicial philosophy, whether she can be independent, can cut her umbilical ties from the president and call things as she sees them."

"It has to do with the composition of these two bodies, ... And it also has to do with the (strength) of the gun lobby."

"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."

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

"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,"

"You speak about modesty and humility,"

"I don't really know what I'm going to do, ... What kind of a justice would you be, John Roberts?"

"Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want."

"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."

"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."

"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?"

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

"I am the only woman on this committee. And when I started, I said that was going to be my bar, ... He didn't cross my bar."

"Ports are the gaping hole in America's homeland security."

"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."

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