She's a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and her vote is critical if majority Democrats want to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees to the federal courts.
in San Francisco and was being treated for a case of shingles. “I hope to return to the Senate later this month,” she said in a statement at the time.
It is unclear how long Feinstein expects to be away from Washington or whether she might resign before the end of her term. She has already faced questions in recent years about her cognitive health and memory, and has appeared increasingly frail. But she has defended her effectiveness.Since February, Feinstein has missed more than 50 votes.
“I can’t consider nominees in these circumstances because a tie vote is a losing vote in committee,” Durbin told CNN. Committee assignments are generally approved easily in the full Senate at the beginning of each two-year session. Replacements are generally only made when a senator dies or resigns.
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