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…nt Network 30 ) approached the President and Congress about a federal amendment. 31 In April 22, 1996, Senators Kyl and Feinstein introduced a federal victims' rights amendment with the backing of President Clinton. 32 The intent of the amendment was to "restore, preserve, and pr...

…etwork 64 - approached the President and Congress regarding a federal amendment. 65 On April 22, 1996, Senators Kyl and Feinstein with the backing of President Clinton introduced a federal victims' rights amendment. 66 The amendment was intended to "restore, preserve, and protect...

…ontext. Here is the full pas_ sage of my remarks, which were part of a colloquy with my co-sponsor on the CVRA. Senator Feinstein: Senator Feinstein: Section . . . (a)(b) pro_ vides a right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case. This right is in_ tended to be...

…ussions about the Amendment began again soon after the 2000 presidential elections. On April 15, 2002, Senators Kyl and Feinstein reintroduced the Amendment in the Senate, 7? and the following day, President Bush announced his support. °° On May 1, [*850] 2002, a companion measur...

…ing that the necessity dispute has endured to the present day). 21 150 Cong. Rec. 7295 (2004) (statement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein); see also Kyl et al., supra note 19, at 591-93. 22 Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-647, 104 Stat. 4820 (codified as amen...

…ing that the necessity dispute has endured to the present day). 21 150 CONG. REC. 7295 (2004) (statement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein); see also Kyl et al., supra note 19, at 591–93. 22 Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-647, 104 Stat. 4820 (codified as amen...

… Network % - approached the President and Congress regarding a federal amendment. © On April 22, 1996, Senators Kyl and Feinstein with the backing of President Clinton introduced a federal victims' rights amendment. © The amendment was intended to "restore, preserve, and protect,...

2004) (colloquy between Sen. Kyl and Sen. Feinstein) (explaining that ""in this regard

…s no need to guess about Congress's intent on the right of fairness. Senator Kyl, who cosponsored the CVRA with Senator Feinstein, explained quite directly that Congress meant for the right to have substantive content: The broad rights articulated in this section [section 8, man...

…t any public proceeding "involving ... [a] plea."). ' 150 Cong. Rec. $4262 (daily ed. Apr. 22, 2004) (statement of Sen. Feinstein). 2 Td. at S4271 (statement of Sen. Leahy). 3 California v. Am. Stores Co., 495 U.S. 271, 279 n.4 (1990) (quoting Cia. Petrolera Caribe, Inc. v. Arco...

…contradicted by anyone else. Thus, as the Ninth Circuit has explained in construing the CVRA to track Senator Kyl's and Feinstein's views: Floor statements by the sponsors of the legislation are given considerably more weight than floor statements by other members, and they are...

…g the interests of crime victims. !*? That problem is, indeed, the whole reason for the passage of the CVRA. As Senator Feinstein has explained, "In case after case we found victims and their families were ignored, cast aside, and treated as non-participants in a critical event i...

… varying *°° from the Guidelines. Congress intended the victim's right to be heard to be construed broadly, as Senator Feinstein stated: "The victim of crime, or their counsel, should be able to provide any information, as well as their opinion, directly to the court concerning...

… purpose of this section is to allow the victim to appear personally and directly address the court. 47 Senator Dianne Feinstein, another primary sponsor of the bill, remarked that Senator Kyl's understanding of the bill was "[her] understanding as well." +43 In addition to the...

…ain, its analysis is misleading. OLC relies on a passage from Senate floor colloquy between Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein regarding the CVRA’s scope. In OLC’s recounting of the legislative history, the floor statements “emphasize that the nght to confer relates to the con...