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2002 Speeches and Statements



MEDICARE
Support for the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Conference Report
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 23, 2003

APPROPRIATIONS
Protect State Air Quality Protections - Strike the Small Engine Provision

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 17, 2003

JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS
Statement of Senator Feinstein On Changing Practices for Judicial Nominations
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 12, 2003

APPROPRIATIONS
Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein - Strike Small Engine Provision in VA/HUD Appropriations Bill
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 12, 2003

TAX
On the Carper-Alexander Amendment to the Internet Tax Moratorium Legislation
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 7, 2003

ENERGY
On the Need for Energy Market Oversight
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate

November 5, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
On the Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental Conference Report
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
November 3, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Unilateralism and Preemption: A Flawed Doctrine
An Address Given at the Council on Foreign Relations
November 3, 2003

ENVIRONMENT
On Governor Michael Leavitt as Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 28, 2003


CALIFORNIA
On the Southern California Wildfires
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 27, 2003


HEALTH
On the Conference Report to S. 3, Banning Late-Term Abortions
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 21, 2003

IRAQ
On the Feinstein Amendment to the Iraq Supplemental
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 16, 2003


TAX

Support the Biden Amendment: To Provide Funds for Iraq's Security and Stabilization by Suspending a Portion of the Reductions in the Highest
Income Tax Rate

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 2, 2003

TAX
Statement on Rolling Back the Income Tax Reduction for the Top 1 Percent
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
October 2, 2003

EDUCATION
Mayor Williams' Voucher Program Deserves a Chance to Succeed
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate

September 25, 2003

HEALTH
The Importance of Roe v. Wade
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
September 17, 2003

DEFENSE
Statement On New Nuclear Weapons

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
September 15, 2003

A TRIBUTE
Reflecting On 9/11 - America Will Never Be The Same
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
September 11, 2003

HEALTH
Support the Specter/Harkin/Feinstein NIH Amendment
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
September 10, 2003

EULOGY
In Honor of Bob Hope
St. Charles Borromeo Church Los Angeles, CA
August 27, 2003


JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS
Statement on the Nomination of William Pryor
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
July 30, 2003


A TRIBUTE
Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein - A Tribute to Roz Wyman

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
July 7, 2003

ECONOMY
Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein at the Democratic Policy Committee hearing, "Will the Bush Economic Plan Create Jobs?"

Democratic Policy Committee Hearing
June 9, 2003


A TRIBUTE
Honoring A Moment in History: Fifty Years Since Man First Reached the
Roof of the World

Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
June 4, 2003

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
University of Southern California Law School

University of Southern California Law School
May 18, 2003

HEALTH
The Global HIV/AIDS Prevention Amendment
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
May 15, 2003

DEFENSE
The Danger of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Development
Delivered to the Center for Defense Information
May 14, 2003

TAXES
Statement from Senator Feinstein Urging her Senate Colleagues to Reject the Proposed Tax Cut
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
May 14, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE ECONOMY
A Washington Report to Orange County Business and Community Leaders
Orange, California
April 25, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE ECONOMY
A Washington Report to Silicon Valley
Fairmont Hotel - San Jose, California

April 22, 2003

NATIONAL SECURITY
Conferees must keep funds to make first responders' radios compatible
Ventura County Star
April 14, 2003

WAR IN IRAQ
Honoring California's Fallen
Delivered on the Floor of the United States Senate
March 27, 2003

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WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Protecting a Women's Right to Choose
Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
March 12, 2003


FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The New Bush Doctrine: The Wrong Path to Our Nation's Security?
The Center for National Policy, Washington DC
February 26, 2003

ENERGY
Statement on
Energy Manipulation
Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
February 24, 2003

CIVIL RIGHTS
The Measure of Success: Celebrating a Legacy of African American Achievement U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
February 24, 2003

JUDICIARY

Statement On the Nomination of Miguel Estrada

Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
February 10, 2003

COLUMBIA MEMORIAL

Statement On the Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia

Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
February 4, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Senator Feinstein Cosponsors Resolution Urging President Bush to Give UN Weapons Inspectors More Time in Iraq
Delivered on the floor of the United States Senate
January 29, 2003

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
America’s Place in the World
Delivered to the World Affairs Council -- Los Angeles, California
January 22, 2003

CIVIL RIGHTS
Martin Luther King Day Address
San Francisco Bay Area's 18th Annual Labor and Community Breakfast
January 20, 2003