Rep. Ro Khanna joined a chorus of outside progressive voices in calling for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign amid concerns that her medical absence is keeping Senate Democrats from confirming more judges.
: "I believe it’s now a dereliction of duty to remain in the Senate and a dereliction of duty for those who agree to remain quiet."not to run for re-election due to his age, reflecting his desire for a younger generation to lead the Democratic Party.
An aide for Schumer claimed Feinstein's absences are not yet a problem and that Dems are still on track to confirm as many judges as possible. But the Judiciary Committee has only approved one judge — Matthew Brookman, the GOP-backed appointee for the Indiana district court seat — since Feinstein's absence.Feinstein has been away from Capitol Hill for nearly 90 days due to a case of the shingles. Her staff says she's recovering from home, but has given no timeline for her return.
A spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin told Axios that Feinstein’s absence has prevented him from considering nominees given that a tie vote is a losing vote in the 10-10 committee. This has prevented the committee from sending some nominations to the Senate floor, which has been plagued with a number of high profile vacancies including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell .Progressive pressure on Democratic leadership to make a decision is growing out of concern that Feinstein may not come to a decision on her own.
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