Some Democrats worry Sen. Feinstein's absence from the Senate and the roadblock it presents to confirming judges is hindering the party.
“Dianne Feinstein should no longer be in the Senate. She should resign. And more people should be calling on her to resign,” Jon Lovett, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama turned co-host of “Pod Save America,”Lovett, a California resident and Feinstein constituent, praised the senator's “incredibly storied and long and important career,” but said that she is “now preventing us from being able to confirm judges.
Though he didn’t explicitly call on Feinstein to resign, Feingold said in a statement that if his former colleague “expects to be unable to participate in Judiciary Committee activities much longer, she could significantly help the situation” by “enabling another senator to take her seat on the Committee.”
They have been confirming judges at breakneck speed, reshaping the courts with a diverse slate of liberal judges in response to Trump and a Republican-led Senate confirming scores of young conservatives. Biden, who has secured 119 judicial confirmations so far, is currently outpacing Trump on judges.
“Long story short — it’s not that big an issue at the moment,” said one former Senate Democratic aide. “These things work themselves out and it’s not like the Senate is lagging on confirmations.”
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