Dianne Feinstein Post Office

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise also in strong support of S. 4077 introduced in the Senate by the distinguished California Senator Padilla, which would honor the legacy and public service of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. She was a trailblazer, breaking barriers as the first woman to be elected as mayor of San Francisco, California.

After her election to the U.S. Senate from California, she became the first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first woman chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the first female chair on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the first woman to serve as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

She championed legislation to advance civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, and environmental protection.

Thanks to her leadership, Congress secured the first Federal assault weapons ban in 1994.

Her legacy is one of unswerving devotion to public service and the common good.

Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation which would name a post office in the birthplace of her political career, San Francisco, in her honor.

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Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I also have no further speakers. I support passage of S. 4077, and I urge all of my colleagues to join me.

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