Dianne Feinstein Quotes

• I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work when it is implemented by an industry that seeks to return money to shareholders instead of using that money to provide health care.

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• Today we have a health insurance industry where the first and foremost goal is to maximize profits for shareholders and CEOs, not to cover patients who have fallen ill or to compensate doctors and hospitals for their services. It is an industry that is increasingly concentrated and where Americans are paying more to receive less.

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• The criteria for serving one’s country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their s*xual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.

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• The time has come to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ It is the right thing to do. Every American should have the opportunity to serve their country, regardless of race, s*x, creed, or s*xual orientation.

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• It is my belief that tax credits only go to people who are making money, and they generally keep it.

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• Global warming is real. It is happening today. It is being charted by our satellites. It is being charted by our scientists. It is being charted by those of us in this body, and I think the real key is if we are ready to admit that fact and take the action to make the necessary conversion.

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• Our climate is changing. The Earth’s climate has, in fact, warmed by 1.1 to 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit since the industrial revolution. People look at this and say: Oh, that is not very much. In fact, it is very much, and it changes the dynamic. It impacts species. It kills some. It diminishes the carbon sink of the ocean. It does a number of things.

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• We have a chance to wind down and expedite the removal of 96 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons. What an achievement it would be, if at the end of the next administration, we could say that the nuclear arsenals of both Russia and the United States had been reduced to the barest minimums.

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• Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation’s national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by other nations, governments, and individuals – people good and bad – as a symbol of America’s abuse of Muslims, and it is fanning the flames of anti-Americanism around the world.

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• Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

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• Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.

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• Well, that day is gone, and it will not occur again.

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• Toughness doesn’t have to come in a pinstripe suit.

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• Survival is nothing more than recovery.

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• Rogue internet pharmacies continue to pose a serious threat to the health and safety of Americans. Simply put, a few unethical physicians and pharmacists have become drug suppliers to a nation.

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• Ports are the gaping hole in America’s homeland security.

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• ‘No Child Left Behind’ requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

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

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• It is my hope that the number of stem cell lines available for federally-funded research will be expanded so that the government can continue to participate in this vital research and provide hope to the millions of Americans with diseases that might be cured.

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• Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation’s position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

  Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein (23)

Birth:	22nd June, 1933
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Dianne Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California. She is the senior United States Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. She  graduated from Stanford University in 1955 with a B.A. in history. She is the only woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. At the age of 82, Feinstein is the oldest currently serving United States Senator.

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