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On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter

On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter Trailblazer. Warrior. Titan. Stateswoman. Patriot. Negotiator. Collegial. Mentor. Icon. These are just some of the ways leaders across the political world described Dianne Feinstein early Friday after news broke that the senator died at the age of 90 overnight after a record career as California’s longest-serving U.S. senator. In ...
Dianne Feinstein in Riverside, California.

On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter

Trailblazer. Warrior. Titan. Stateswoman. Patriot. Negotiator. Collegial. Mentor. Icon.

These are just some of the ways leaders across the political world described Dianne Feinstein early Friday after news broke that the senator died at the age of 90 overnight after a record career as California’s longest-serving U.S. senator.

In a statement confirming the Feinstein’s death, her chief of staff James Sauls described her as a fierce and extraordinary leader who was committed to California and the nation.

“Senator Feinstein never backed away from a fight for what was just and right,” Sauls said. “There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom

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