A Bay Area Congressman is calling for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's resignation, citing her inability to meet the demands of her job.
she had contracted shingles and would return to the Senate after recovering at home for a short amount of time. However, she has yet to return and her continued absence at the Capitol has become a source of tension among her colleagues.
"I’m anxious, because I can’t really have a markup of new judge nominees until she’s there," Sen. Dick Durbin , chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee chair,US Senator Dianne Feinstein speaks as US Attorney General William Barr prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Russia investigation.
Feinstein has also faced claims that she is mentally unfit for the position. In an April 2022 article in the, multiple anonymous sources told the paper that Feinstein’s memory is deteriorating and one unnamed California congressional member had to introduce themselves multiple times during an hours-long conversation.
"While I have focused for much of the past year on my husband’s health and ultimate passing, I have remained committed to achieving results and I’d put my record up against anyone’s," Feinstein retorted in 2022. Khanna is not alone in his calls for Feinstein’s resignation. Rep. Dean Phillips said Feinstein’s contributions have been "immeasurable," but it’s a "dereliction of duty to remain in the Senate and a dereliction of duty for those who agree to remain quiet," Phillips
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