[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4898-H4899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE DIANNE FEINSTEIN

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late U.S. Senator 
Dianne Feinstein.

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  As a Senator, she served the people of California for 31 years, and 
she was the longest-serving female Senator in American history.
  Senator Feinstein was a true trailblazer. She was the first woman 
elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She was the first 
woman elected to serve as San Francisco's mayor. As a Senator, she was 
the first woman to chair the powerful Senate Rules and Senate 
Intelligence Committees.
  Senator Feinstein leaves a legacy of incredible accomplishment. She 
wrote the popular assault weapons ban in 1994, a ban that we need to 
reintroduce today. She helped create the nationwide AMBER Alert system 
to help communities find abducted children. She helped reauthorize the 
Violence Against Women Act.
  She was a strong advocate for women and the betterment of all 
Americans, and she will truly be missed in the Senate and California.

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