Sen. Dianne Feinstein has missed dozens of votes as she recovers from shingles.
— Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing pressure from within her own party to resign amid a lengthy absence due to her health.
In a statement Wednesday night, the 89-year-old Feinstein said that her return to Washington"has been delayed due to continued complications related to my diagnosis," adding that she will return"as soon as possible once my medical team advises that it's safe for me to travel." "I can't consider nominees in these circumstances because a tie vote is a losing vote in committee," Durbin said of the 10-10 partisan breakdown.
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