New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for the resignation of Sen. Dianne Feinstein due to her advanced age and health concerns keeping her from appearing in Congress.
a growing chorus of critics within her own party that demand she resign from office due to her advanced age and health issues.
"[Dianne Feinstein] should retire. I think criticisms of that stance as ‘anti-feminist’ are a farce," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on social media site BlueSky."Her refusal to either retire or show up is causing great harm to the judiciary – precisely where repro rights are getting stripped. That failure means now in this precious window Dems can only pass GOP-approved nominees," Ocasio-Cortez added.
She had previously faced calls to resign prior to announcing that she would retire after her current term ends. Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.told"America Reports""I have a lot of respect for Sen. Feinstein. She's unable to fulfill her duties," Khanna said."And I guess I don't know any other job where if you're unable to fulfill your duties, you can continue to have the position. So, I think she should do the dignified thing.
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