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Dianne Feinstein is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California.

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Dianne Feinstein
stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet:

There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.

By Chris Nichols • August 6, 2019
Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet:

"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017
Dianne Feinstein
stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. :

California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."

By Chris Nichols • August 5, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
stated on April 3, 2016 in a newspaper Q&A:

California has "the same water infrastructure from when we were 16 million people."

By Chris Nichols • May 31, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:

"No poll done this year ... shows less than a majority to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons."

By Becky Bowers • April 22, 2013

Viral image
stated on September 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein tweeted about getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines days before her death.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2023
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2020 in a blog post:

Photo shows Dianne Feinstein “bullying” Lisa Murkowski over “the now empty seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2018 in a campaign rally:

"Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’"

By Miriam Valverde • October 8, 2018
Donald Trump
stated on December 28, 2017 in a New York Times interview:

Said Dianne Feinstein said "there is no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia.

By Chris Nichols • January 2, 2018
Ted Cruz
stated on January 7, 2016 in a TV interview:

"California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would."

By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2016

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