At 89, Dianne Feinstein is the oldest member of Congress. She has a long list of accomplishments — and a growing roster of detractors who say she can no longer properly fulfill her role. Despite the calls for her to resign, she seems unlikely to do so.
Normally, junior Democrats would be hesitant to call out a party elder. But that has not been the case with Feinstein. While many of her Senate colleagues — most of whom are also long in the tooth — remain on her side, younger Democrats in the House have been less reticent in voicing their criticisms.before her term concludes in 2025. He has since been joined by four colleagues, including, most recently, Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York.
Feinstein has received support from Hillary Clinton, who pointed out last week that if Feinstein steps down, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will lack the majority required to confirm judges nominated by President Biden. “Here’s the dilemma: The Republicans will not agree to add someone else to the Judiciary Committee if she retires,”Then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Feinstein during a fundraiser in 2016 in San Francisco. a kind of special aide to the ailing SenatorPelosi is a supporter of Rep. Adam Schiff, one of three House Democrats running to replace Feinstein. If she were to retire early, however, California Gov.
“Independence is probably Feinstein's most salient character trait,” Roberts said. “But also a belief in herself to the point of stubbornness, where nobody is going to tell her what she can or cannot do. She has tremendous belief and confidence in her own strength and her own ability. And in fact, the best way to get her to do something is to tell her that she can't.”
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