feinstein: thank you. how much time do i have? the presiding officer: the senator has three minutes remaining of the original 30 minutes. mrs. feinstein: well, thank you, very much. mr. levin: would the senator withhold for one moment? mrs. feinstein: yes. well, not on my time on, your time. mr. levin: on my time. after the 30 minutes expires, because we're not going to have a vote now there, would be additional time should you need it after that 30-minute period. mrs. feinstein: thank you. i appreciate that. i may well use it. madam president, i really object to the statement just made that this will make the united states of america less safe. ten years of experience has seen this it has not. plot after plot after plot has been interrupted. i have served on the intelligence committee for 11 years now. we follow this closely. this country is much more safe because things have finally come together with a process that is working. the f.b.i. has a national security division with 10,000 people. there are 56

sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator."applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was a

next, it is my honor to introduce diane feinstein. she has been serving the people of california since 1992. i have had the pleasure of working with her in 2009 as she served up a chair of the joint congressional committee. [applause] >> thank you. john boehner, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, it is great to be here to see this tree. i would call it slim and narrow. however, i must tell you that when it was harvested it was 118 years old and 108 feet tall. it is now 65 feet tall and weighs, believe it or not, at 8,300 pounds. it has come across the united states through a number of communities and it comes from the great national forest. this is a 900,000 acre, in northern california. three hours north of san francisco. it is the home of the bald eagle. today, we have students from that area. i want to recognize johnny crawford, who is a student from sonora. it is minder standing he will be joining you in quieting the tree. that is very special. we also have the somerville high school choir from california who will play som

feinstein: thank you very much. and i would now like to defer to the distinguished senator from illinois, senator kirk. mr. kirk: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. kirk: madam president, i would like to -- [inaudible] -- the feinstein-leahy-lee legislation here because we are about to take up the national defense authorization bill with the controversial provisions in it. somewhat protected already by the feinstein language but this legislation locks in a fundamental truth that sink important for our country that. as a united states senate -- that as a united states citizen inside the united states you have inalienable rights protected by the u.s. constitution. our constitution says all crimes, prosecution thereof, shall be pursuant to a grand jury indictment. there is no exception in the constitution for that. the constitution grants a united states citizen a trial in the state in which the crime was committed, i think clearly envisioning civilian trial. we as americans have a r

there is a reason why you don't want to adopt the feinstein amendment. it would preclude us from gaining all of the intelligence that we could gain by interrogating the individual who has turned on his own country and who would have knowledge of others who might have joined him in that effort or other plans that might be under way. we know from past experience that this interrogation can lead to other information to save american lives by preventing future attacks, and it's occurred time and time again. in a moment, i will put a statement in the record that details a lot of this intelligence that we have gathered. and it's not as if an american citizen doesn't have the habeas corpus protection which still a attaches whether or not that individual is taken into military custody. so the basic constitutional right of an american citizen is preserved, and yet the government's ability to interrogate and gain intelligence is also preserved by the existing law, by the status of the law as it exists today, and we would not want to change that law by something li

well i think you know that's that raises another set of serious issues so you're feinstein actually put forward two amendments the first one would have a very made very clear that american citizens could not be subjected to this sort of indefinite detention that amendment failed the one that succeeded the one that you mention is one that says well the law is locked in there's no change to the law by virtue of this legislation the problem is that the law was not entirely clear i think the law was clear that that an american who was involved in some sort of military operation for the enemy as in fact happened during world war two could be picked up could be held under the laws of war and not not much of an issue about that the bigger question is what goes on on american soil and on that point we had five justices of the supreme court staking out i think a pretty clear position several years ago that that would violate the constitution center feinstein was exactly it's a difference i was trying to hold to that law and i think i think that probably that her amendment would be read would be

feinstein. >> thank you very much. speaker boehner, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, it is great to be here to see this tree. i would call it slim, tall, and narrow. when it was harvested, it was 118 years old and 108 feet tall. it is down 65 feet tall and it weighs 8,300 pounds. it has come all across the united states through a number of different communities. it comes from the great stanis laus national forest. it is about three hours north of san francisco. it is the home of a falcon and bald eagle. today, we have some students from that area. i want to recognize a seven- year-old student from sonora. it is my understanding that he is going to be joining you in lighting petrie. we also happy summerville high school choir that will place some holiday music for us. i just want to say that this is a bit california here and i hope that everybody understands this. i am and appropriators. the other day, the staff director told me that he proposed to his wife at this tree lighting ceremony. i think it does have

next, it is my honor to introduce diane feinstein. she has been serving the people of california since 1992. i have had the pleasure of working with her in 2009 as she served up a chair of the joint congressional committee. [applause] >> thank you. john boehner, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, it is great to be here to see this tree. i would call it slim and narrow. however, i must tell you that when it was harvested it was 118 years old and 108 feet tall. it is now 65 feet tall and weighs, believe it or not, at 8,300 pounds. it has come across the united states through a number of communities and it comes from the great national forest. this is a 900,000 acre, in northern california. three hours north of san francisco. it is the home of the bald eagle. today, we have students from that area. i want to recognize johnny crawford, who is a student from sonora. it is minder standing he will be joining you in quieting the tree. that is very special. we also have the somerville high school choir from california who will play som

. >> tonight on c-span, "q&a" with author john feinstein on his new book "one on one." later, , prime minister's questions with david cameron and. this week, and "q&a" john feinstein talks about his new book, behind the scenes to the new race in the game. >> john feinstein, author of "one on one" how much impact as the government have on the world a sport? >> i go back and forth on how i feel about that. sometimes i think it would be best for government to stay out of sports. when congress gets involved, a lot of the times the hearings are television shows designed to exposure to a different audience. sport is a multi-billion dollar business in country. it has a huge effect on the lives of people as fans, in terms of raising money for universities, for higher education. there are so many different ways it affect our lives. many stadiums are built with funds. there are times when i think the federal government should be more involved. there would be times when i president that the president' appoints a tsar of sports. it is a sports stoppage. going to fix it here. we're

my side and senator feinstein you are right about this.er they have gone the other way. if you left itmy up to people at my side they would be a long pass tomorrow. you could never ever read a miranda right to a terrorist. caught anywhere in the united of states.ki i don't agree with that wayng. w thinking. to myf fellow member of the united states military, you have not failed at guantÁnamo bay. you have not failed, because you validate the fact that those whn are taking up an oath to defend us when they are put in a peoe position of passing judgment on people accused of trying to kill us all, they will be fair. so when you say that a military commission tribunal at guantÁnamo bay gave a nine-month sentence and that's a failure, d say as a proud member of thege military, i am proud of the fact that you can judge a case based on the facts and the law and not emotion. so i am very proud of the fact that military commission can do their job just as well as a civilian court and to our federal prosecutors and our i federal juries and our federal judges, i am proud of you too

senator feinstein. [applause] .. and it weighs 8300 pounds. it has come all across the united states through a number of different communities and it comes from the great stanislaus' of national forest. this is a 900,000 acre in northern california, three hours north of san francisco. it is the home of the peregrine falcon and the bald eagle. and today we have got some students from that area. the first largest want to recognize is johnny crawford who is the seventh-year-old student from sonora. mr. speaker, my understanding is he is going to be joining you in letting the tree which is very special and we also have here the somerville high school choir from california who will play some holiday music for us. so i just want to say that this is a bit of california here and i hope everybody understands it. and mr. speaker, i am an appropriate on the energy and water appropriations committee. and the other day -- the staff director on our side told me he proposed to his wife at this tree at the tree lighting ceremony. so i think it does have speci

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acknowledge the members of the california delegation visiting us this evening including senator dianne feinstein

she would got an award for mayor dianne feinstein. during 1980, she worked with the prenatal health project at the university of california in san francisco at general hospital. from 1974 to 1937, she was a program coordinator for the educational unit of the american cancer society of san francisco in at the mission district. she is an advocate for the health care and rights of latinos, locally and nationally. through her participation, numerous health organization, she ensures that the particular health and socio-economic officials of that in the spanish-speaking population are understood and that resources are lat -- allocated to the latino community. thank you for all your work on behalf of our community. [applause] >> i am sorry. buenos tardes. [speaking spanish] thank you. >> it is a great honor for her to be presented this award by senator torres because of all the work they did statewide for the help of latinos in california. >> our next and final award tonight is for the field of education in the but tonight we're honored to h

i know senator feinstein could not be here, that p is extremell in reminding us that we owe a great debt of gratitude to our armed forces in the city. i'm not to thank our chief protocol officer for welcoming the officials and visitors here as well. i also want to thank captain harnden again for an impressive ship we have here today. you are occupying the space that in a couple years will hold the ships that will raise at the america's cup 34. it will be right here. some of the team ships will be located right here. for now, this is a great occupancy of this particular pier. i look forward to this afternoon when i can see all the equipment located up the stairs as the sun comes shining up. every year, the fleet week is of course paying tribute to the women and men and are proudly serving in our navy and our coastguard and our marines, and is remarkable that in recent years, this week has developed into a much more than just the sight and sound of the parade of ships and the blue angels. the newly established focus on disaster preparedness is an invaluable in addition to our city. since 2

as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinstein front and center in this, and our boys and girls chorus -- [applause] i know not everyone of the same political persuasion. but yes, the president that we have chosen, which we chose wisely from my humble perspective. [applause] but we are from san francisco. we can say that. this is an exciting moment. we're here because these folks are extraordinarily talented. these are grammy winners. isn't that amazing? what have we done in our lives? these are grammy winners. albums, prince charles comes in, let's bring out the boys chorus and the girls chorus. you've got all kinds of world leaders. and we just get to show off to the rest of the nation something that we get to experience more often out here in the bay area. so i'm just here to celebrate with you. we thought we would bring you together and a nice way to kick off the preinaugural ceremonies. and just to remind ourselves how blessed we are to be out here. and the great city and county of san francisco. but first, i just wanted to r

i happen to agree it should take on the of the policy and feinstein. a couple of points, i think this idea that in our locality we cannot deal with these issues at our level is a form of cowardice politically, because what it really says is we will let the 1% direct every aspect of our economy, direct everything going on in the country, and when local people say what are you doing with our tax dollars, what are you doing -- doing killing but millions of people, they say it is a local issue. it is cowardice and political cowardice. i agree with the speaker earlier that said he believes all 11 supervisor should support this. what we have to see is a 1 percent occupied the entire country in every aspect of our lives, and occupied most parts of the world, and it is time that the people who really occupy the world have a real control. it has to start locally at every locality, and we need to push back. i can recall when i was in law school, i basically gave that up because the war in vietnam was going on, and people did not know about it. i spent all of my

isjohn feinstein's new book "one on one pai."t: we are joined now with -- by kevin mccormick, for discussion on tax you can -- text moves you can take before the end of the year. we wanted to call in and asks questions. if you are in the eastern time zone, to the sick call -- give us a call -- host: while we're waiting for calls, i want to get your thoughts on the payroll tax cut extension that we've seen? guest: i have always expected for the full year. i do not understand why these people are the buttons for punishment of their wants to pass it for two months. ed kiplinger, we have expected them from the beginning to extend. our question is will it ever end? it is really hard for politicians in an election year to take away a tax break it would cost the typical family $1,000. they will have to pass it. they will come back in january, fight like hell for it, and then the fight -- intesa for the rest of the year. host: de think this is a yearly battle? g, i think it is. as been 25 years since the tax reform -- guest: i think it i

to bring someone like nancy pelosi -- and if she cannot come, her aide, or somebody from dianne feinstein's office, to explain to us what is really going on in washington, d.c. as local representatives, you support that our representatives are doing a good job, and maybe so. but we need to bring them here and at least send them an invitation. if they come, it would be a pleasure to hear them. if they do not come, then we know exactly where this stands. those are my comments. in the year 2012, let's be very serious. we have had too many fraud and malkin nation's. >> commissioner campos: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. we have a motion by commissioner wiener, seconded by commissioner avalos. motion to continue, without objection. please call items five and six together. >> item 5. finding of the balboa park station capacity study. this is an information item. item six. recommend allocation of $345,000 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for balboa park

we have a lot of support from diana feinstein, senator of the united states. she wants to keep them here. we would have to approach the subject matter from demographics, getting in, getting out, increasing the access. the closest analogy i can give to you increasing the roadway has to do with when you wait to go on the golden gate bay bridge. you go around and around. this particular roadway would go around and around and whichever way you want to go, you go. thank you very much. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bruce stone. >> i am president of the san francisco marina harbor association. i just want to let you know we are pleased with the progress on the harbor. it is a great project and moving ahead. there is one area i was asked to speak to you about. our last annual meeting was in november. there is an unfunded portion of the harbour east of golden gate yacht club that has attracted a lot of interest, especially among small vote owners. there is an area permitted for 36 slips, and it is supposed to cost just $1 million. it is a very economic project as d

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after receiving help from senator feinstein, i led the drive to introduced private bill 867.when my advocacy became public, scores of bi-national couples began contacting me for help. not a day goes1/ request. i testified before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senator leahy for the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all the grim immigrants in the city and county of san francisco must include the plight of same-sex couples and by-national relationships. at the four of any immigration reform discussion, particularly for this city, the current immigration law fails so many immigrants and families. yes, same-sex relationships stand on prejudicial ground when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. without specific language such as that in the united families act which seeks to have permanent partners, same-sex by dutch national couples will remain victims to the law that com

if the russians would be soon which brightened if you newly bought song from feinstein christians. whose friends don't talk t.v. dot com. tonight the gulf is on edge two u.s. warships held close to in the arabian naval exercise right next to a crucial oil route the to ram has been threatening to block. egypt's ruling generals are accused of terror and he is raids are staged against the offices of foreign human rights groups of the military says is stirring up trouble. plus major opposition marches are being held in syria with activists suggesting more than thirty people have been killed across the country on friday alone but some critics are dismissing those reports saying it's hard to verify. small bags with andrew the latest wailings the daily exam the world of football making his headlines. hello there thanks for watching nice to have you company and here's a taste of what is coming up over the next few minutes back in business former chelsea coach angelo he takes the reins of power you sound your man. while foremast will strike it on really looks just looks set to return to the

leaders such as open hands, bruce brinker, barbara, congresswoman nancy pelosi, senator diane feinstein. and let me take a moment to thank wells fargo's own mario diaz. [applause] tom jensen, and him hanlin. [applause] >> for encouraging wells fargo to do what's right. and of course all the volunteers who make a difference every day on aids walks, aids hotlines, delivering meals or working here in the grove. i could go on and on. but let me leave you with this. as henry wells said, we have accomplished much, as we do render good. perhaps in the not too distant future we can return here to the national aids memorial grove. we can return to this very spot and celebrate all that we did to stop h.i.v. and aids and celebrate a cure. we are not alone amidst these trees and in the warm embrace of this grove, together we have, we can, and we are making a difference. it's a pleasure to be here. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, martin. as i conveyed in my remarks a few minutes ago, were it not for the courageous leadership and the risk-taking ability of the community that we live in, the city