Dianne Feinstein

 We will miss her persistent voice!  Senator Dianne Feinstein died in her sleep Friday night, just a few hours after casting her vote on the Senate floor to prevent a government shutdown. She was a woman of great intelligence and integrity. She was a "first" in so many ways. She worked, always collaboratively, across part lines to ban assault weapons, was the first woman to chair the Senate Intelligence Committee and served on the Judicial Committee. What a fierce leader. What a kind colleague.  We will miss you, Dianne!