Long-Serving US Senator Dianne Feinstein is Dead
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Feinstein’s office said she died Thursday night at her Washington home.
Feinstein was a Washington trailblazer who, among other accomplishments, became the first woman to head the influential Senate Intelligence Committee.
In a statement released Friday morning, her chief of staff James Sauls confirmed the news.
“Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C.,” he said. “Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving.”
“There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother. Senator Feinstein was a force of nature who made an incredible impact on our country and her home state,” Sauls’ statement continued. “She left a legacy that is undeniable and extraordinary. There is much to say about who she was and what she did, but for now, we are going to grieve the passing of our beloved boss, mentor and friend.”
Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and
gun control advocate who spearheaded the first federal assault weapons ban and
documented the CIA’s torture of foreign terrorism suspects, has died at 90.
Feinstein’s office said she died Thursday night at her Washington home.
Feinstein was a Washington trailblazer who, among other accomplishments, became the first woman to head the influential Senate Intelligence Committee.
In a statement released Friday morning, her chief of staff James Sauls confirmed the news.
“Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C.,” he said. “Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving.”
“There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother. Senator Feinstein was a force of nature who made an incredible impact on our country and her home state,” Sauls’ statement continued. “She left a legacy that is undeniable and extraordinary. There is much to say about who she was and what she did, but for now, we are going to grieve the passing of our beloved boss, mentor and friend.”
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