#Democratsmove #temporarily #replaceFeinstein
As Senator Dianne Feinstein seeks to be replaced on the Judiciary Committee temporarily as she recovers from her shingles, Senate Democrats on Thursday began work to clear the blockage that had been blocking critical judicial nominations for weeks.
A spokesperson for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said next week he will ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily fill his seat on the high-profile committee, where Democrats only have a one-seat majority.
Representative Ro Khanna, a Feinstein-loving California Democrat, was the first to publicly call for Feinstein to resign on Thursday morning, saying on Thursday morning, "Why doesn't [he] just step up and resign instead of reviewing all these motions?"
"It has become
