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Dianne Feinstein's Last Stand

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein has stated she plans to retire at the end of her term, but her health-related absences have stymied the Democrats’ ability to confirm judges—one of the few things the party can actually do in a divided government. Guest: Joe Garofoli, senior political writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, covering national and state politics. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds?

0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:23.0

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1:06.0

Back in the 1990s, Diane Feinstein was a trailblazer.

1:11.0

I listened to some interest to Georgia's anecdote about assuming that all senators are men prior to the time you meet them.

1:22.0

And from that perspective, in the United States Senate, as you know, there are currently two women.

1:28.0

There are many of us that say that two are not enough.

1:32.0

In 1992, the former San Francisco mayor ran for Senate and won, becoming California's first female senator.

1:45.0

She was also the first woman to run San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, the first woman to become mayor of San Francisco,

1:52.0

the first woman to sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

1:57.0

Basically, Feinstein has smashed a lot of glass ceilings.

2:01.0

And if you came up in the 80s or 90s, you might know that.

2:05.0

But for Gen Z, Feinstein represents something different.

2:10.0

And it's supposed to be for the people and for the people and all the people.

2:13.0

You know what's interesting about this group?

2:16.0

It's I've been doing this for 30 years.

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