Republicans block Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence.
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