News of her death also comes as federal funding is set to expire - and the government faces an imminent shutdown. | ITV National News
Feinstein, the oldest sitting US senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state, including environmental protection, reproductive rights and gun control, but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.
She broke a series of glass ceilings throughout her life, and left her fingerprints on some of Capitol Hill’s most consequential works in recent history – including the since-lapsed federal assault weapons ban in 1994 and the 2014 CIA torture report.
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