Topic: Russ Feingold
Quotes
It is too soon to tell whether this administration will treat congressional oversight with respect or disdain
Obama gets 'report cards' on 1st 100 days Apr 29, 2009
The controversies surrounding some of the recent gubernatorial appointments to vacant Senate seats make it painfully clear that such appointments are an anachronism that must end
Feingold to offer constitutional amendment Jan 26, 2009
The American people will pay dearly for this decision when, more than ever, their voices are drowned out by corporate spending in our federal elections
Obama, Dems vow to act on funding decision Jan 21, 2010
Ten years on, the United States still does not have a long-term strategy to bring peace and stability to the Horn of Africa
Feingold: Somalia is fertile for terrorism Jul 31, 2008
If the courts can't offer that protection, then that responsibility falls to Congress
Congress to look at laptop seizures Jun 30, 2008
Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (pronounced /ˈfaɪn.ɡoʊld/; born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.
He is a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, and cosponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation. He was the only Senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act during the first vote on the legislation.
Feingold had been mentioned as a possible candidate in the 2008 Presidential election, but following the November midterm elections of 2006 he chose not to run. In 2010, Feingold lost his campaign for re-election to the US Senate to Republican Ron Johnson .
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