} She ranked 2nd on the list of the highest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 2nd overall of the highest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. She is a staunch supporter of a living wage and is a cosponsor of the RAISE the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
font-size:1.2em; 2642, also known as the Farm Bill. Read RT Privacy policy to find out more. Willie Brown: California politics may soon look like San Francisco’s.... Is public safety a priority for D.A. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. padding-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 8px; text-align: left; Personally, I say let them dig their own graves. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. color:white !important; The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. padding-left: 0; Earlier this month, Feinstein prevailed over Democratic challenger Kevin de Leon, a more liberal state senator, in the 2018 midterm cycle, earning 54.5 percent of the vote to his 45.5 percent in California's top-two candidate system. left: 0px; .clearfix { 1992-Present: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is embraced by her husband Richard Blum (left) after being re-elected for Senator at the Presidio Officers Club in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. color: white; However, this was clearly intentional on Feinstein’s part, given how much public flack she got for those statements a few years ago. 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Share this story! Apparently, these progressives forgot how much of a backlash the Brett Kavanaugh hearings caused them. Follow Micah at @MindofMicahC. (SJ Res 54), Voted Yea on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810), Voted Yea on: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364), Voted Yea on: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S 722), The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). ‘I’m all in,’ California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says on re-election bid By Christopher Cadelago. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. [46][47] The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). No one intervened when R. Kelly was beaten in a Chicago prison in late August, the musician's attorneys said. Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. max-height: 580px; .cfheader.green { California officials say the state Republican Party has agreed to stop deploying unauthorized ballot boxes. Gavin Newsom is putting his state on a much more aggressive path to slash emissions. position: absolute; Ballot access for parties | During a campaign stop last week, she brushed off her new positions, casting them as the normal evolution of a long-serving politician. In the 113th Congress, Feinstein is the Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Intelligence. [126] Between 2004 and 2012, Feinstein's calculated net worth[127] decreased by an average of 1 percent per year. border-radius: 50%; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; [86] Feinstein joined with 46 other Democratic senators in favor of the bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been determined to help Trump remake the federal judiciary by confirming as many conservative judges as possible to the lifetime positions. [59] On November 5, 2015, the House passed the bill by a vote of 370-58, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 25, 2015. } background-color: #dac113; It also lets her collect contributions for political activities that cannot be funded by the federal government: for example, certain constituent outreach efforts. She defeated Tom Campbell (R), Medea Susan Benjamin (G), Gail Katherine Lightfoot (L), Diane Beall Templin (American Independent), Jose Luis Camahort (Reform) and Brian Rees (Natural Law) in the general election. color: white; [88] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. [60], On June 18, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 71-25. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013. font-weight: 200; Senator Feinstein strongly supports universal health care for all Americans, and with her colleagues in the Senate, stopped Republicans attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom:16px; [118], The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Immigration | .inner_percentage { Critics say Feinstein — the oldest member of the U.S. Senate at 84 — should not run for another six-year term. We’re going to fill the seat. Feinstein was one of 13 Democrats to vote in favor of the bill. Senator Feinstein has dedicated her career to preserving our natural spaces, combatting climate change, and fighting for environmental justice. “Once you get to the top two, then I think it changes the dynamic completely, and then you have a real race,” De León said at a campaign stop Saturday. [133] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.
.bptable.sortable.endorsementTable { The progressive group Demand Justice immediately called for the removal of Senator Feinstein as the top Democrat on the judiciary committee. And she also coauthored a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United once and for all. width: 50%; might change 44 school names, renouncing Washington, Lincoln and even Dianne Feinstein, Trump overrules FEMA, approves California’s request for wildfire disaster help, Police say suspect in San Francisco Zoo theft had cell phone photos of Maki the lemur, California fires live updates: Multiple Bay Area cities break, tie heat records, Two teens admit to starting Sign Hill blaze in South San Francisco, police say, Dianne Feinstein faces calls to step aside after Amy Coney Barrett hearing, Mayor Breed slams ‘offensive’ school renaming plan as a waste of energy amid pandemic. Still, this will not stop progressives from hammering any Democrat that does not align with them and what they want 100 percent. [87][88], During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. Sen. David Perdue purposefully butchered his colleague Sen. Kamala Harris’ name at a Trump rally, drawing criticism. Her opponents say that after a quarter of century, it is time for new blood in the Senate. President Trump stands to be outspent by tens of millions of dollars on television and radio in the campaign’s final weeks as Democratic nominee Joe Biden puts his significant fundraising advantage to work in key battleground states.