Democrats are in a bind over how to handle the absence of SenFeinstein after the GOP denied an attempt to replace her temporarily on JudiciaryDems. Feinstein has been recovering from a case of shingles at home in California for more than six weeks.
Feinstein has been recovering from a case of shingles at home in California for more than six weeks, leaving the panel deadlocked without the 89-year-old’s presence.Although Senate Democrats have been giving Feinstein the space and time to recover, progressives have grown increasingly restless as the absence slows Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ability to advance President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees through the committee.
Schumer framed the ask as a matter of “senatorial collegiality” and the “right" and"fair” thing to do. However, Republicans quickly made clear that, despite their reverence for Feinstein as a female trailblazer in the Senate, there was no appetite to go along with a move that would help Democrats appoint liberal judges.
The party could just decide to make the best of a bad situation and live without Feinstein on Judiciary — there are still a number of judges the panel could advance who would win bipartisan support. Although Democrats are considering ending the practice, it’s not clear there’s an appetite for retribution. Asked about the prospect, Sen. John Kennedy , a Republican member of Judiciary, confidently dismissed it.“The Democrats want blue slips as much as the Republicans do,” he added. “Without the blue slip, we have zero power vis-a-vis the White House.
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