Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator, California, Democrat
Dianne Feinstein was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1992. She is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is excerpted from Senator Feinstein’s October 5, 2018, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. This has been my ninth Supreme Court nomination hearing, and I must say, I have never experienced anything like this. Never before have we had a Supreme Court nominee where over 90 percent of his record has been hidden from the public and the Senate. Never before have we had a…
