Sen. Dianne Feinstein has asked for another Democrat to be temporarily appointed to her seat on the judiciary committee, as her recovery from shingles has taken longer than expected and members of her own party have asked for her to resign.
Feinstein, who at 89 years of age is the oldest lawmaker in the Senate, has been absent from the Capitol since the February recess when she was diagnosed with shingles.
At the time, The California senator voiced hope that she’d be able to return in March, but her lengthening absence has held up the Senate judiciary committee where Democrats hold a one-vote majority when she is present.
On Wednesday, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called on Feinstein to resign, stating “we need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty.”
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