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Bennett Gets Agreement From Feinstein To Hold April Hearing On His Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Bob Bennett (R-Utah) gave the following statement after he and Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) agreed to hold a hearing next month on his amendment to repeal the limit on coordinated expenditures between candidates and parties. Below is the full text of Bennett's opening statement: Thank you Madame Chairman. I do hope we don't take a full three months to schedule a hearing. I hope we can find sometime within three weeks or … Continue Reading
March 22, 2007
Senate Rules Committee Moves Up Smithsonian Oversight Hearing
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, today announced plans to move up an oversight hearing on the Smithsonian Institution to April 11. The hearing had earlier been scheduled for April 18, but in the wake of ongoing disclosures about management and spending practices at the Smithsonian, Chairman Feinstein chose to schedule the hearing earlier. Date: April 11, 2007 Time: 10:00 a.m. … Continue Reading
March 14, 2007
Chairman Feinstein Calls for Passage of Senate Campaign Electronic Filing Bill at Rules Committee Hearing
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today called for passage of legislation to require that Senate campaign finance reports be filed electronically. The following is the prepared text of Chairman Feinstein's opening remarks for today's Rules Committee hearing: "Good morning. I'd like to welcome Ranking Member Bennett and the other members of the Committee to this hearing today. In the coming months, our … Continue Reading
March 11, 2007
Senate Rules Committee to Hold Smithsonian Oversight Hearing
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, today announced plans to hold an oversight hearing on April 18, 2007, on the Smithsonian Institution. Date: Wednesday, April 18 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Committee on Rules and Administration; 301 Russell Senate Office Building "The Smithsonian is one of the premier institutions in the world. Our committee is committed to … Continue Reading
February 07, 2007
Statement of Chairman Feinstein at Rules Committee Hearing to Evaluate Electronic Voting Systems
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today convened a hearing to evaluate the security of electronic voting systems used in federal elections and the ability to perform audits on these systems. The following is the prepared text of Chairman Feinstein?s opening remarks for today?s hearing, ?The Hazards of Electronic Voting ? Focus on the Machinery of Democracy: I'd like to thank my Ranking Member, Senator … Continue Reading
February 01, 2007
Senator Feinstein Announces Support for Legislation to OUtlaw Voter Deception and Intimidation Practices
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), today announced her support of legislation to outlaw voter deception and intimidation practices. Senator Feinstein serves as Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, which has oversight authority over election reform issues. Last year, roughly 14,000 Democratic voters with Spanish surnames in California's 47th District, (which includes parts of Orange County), received letters before the Nov. 7 election falsely … Continue Reading
January 18, 2007
Senate Approves Landmark Ethics Reform
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate tonight approved a landmark ethics reform package, the strongest such legislation since the Watergate-era. The bill ((S.1 - The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act) will next be the subject of a Conference Committee with the House, before being returned to each Chamber for final passage. The following is a comment from Senator Feinstein, who as chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, managed the bill on the Senate floor, followed … Continue Reading
January 16, 2007
Senate Approves Feinstein-Rockefeller Amendment to Require Accountability and Transparency for Classified Earmarks
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate today approved the amendment to the comprehensive ethics reform bill filed by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) that seeks to bring accountability and transparency to classified earmarks. "This amendment provides the public with the assurance that the classified parts of the defense and intelligence budgets are subjected to the same scrutiny and openness as everything else," Senator Feinstein said. The following is the … Continue Reading
