{"id":570006,"date":"2023-04-13T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/feinstein-seeks-judiciary-replacement-after-2-house-democrats-call-for-her-to-step-down\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T02:30:00","slug":"feinstein-seeks-judiciary-replacement-after-2-house-democrats-call-for-her-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feinstein-seeks-judiciary-replacement-after-2-house-democrats-call-for-her-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Feinstein seeks Judiciary replacement after 2 House Democrats call for her to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373261a9d17\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373261a9d17\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feinstein-seeks-judiciary-replacement-after-2-house-democrats-call-for-her-to-step-down\/#%E2%80%98It_is_obvious_she_can_no_longer_fulfill_her_duties_Rep_Ro_Khanna_tweets\" >\u2018It is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties,\u2019 Rep. Ro Khanna tweets<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feinstein-seeks-judiciary-replacement-after-2-house-democrats-call-for-her-to-step-down\/#Mike_Murphy\" >Mike Murphy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98It_is_obvious_she_can_no_longer_fulfill_her_duties_Rep_Ro_Khanna_tweets\"><\/span>\n  \u2018It is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties,\u2019 Rep. Ro Khanna tweets<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001914308\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001914308\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       California Rep. Ro Khanna on Wednesday became the first Democratic lawmaker to openly call on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down amid concerns about her health, saying the longtime senator can no longer fulfill her duties.<\/p>\n<p> Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., later seconded Khanna\u2019s call, and Feinstein issued a statement saying she has asked for another Democrat to temporarily replace her on the critical Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Feinstein, a California Democrat, has missed nearly two months of work at the Capitol after contracting shingles. Her absence from the Judicial Committee has delayed votes on a number of President Joe Biden\u2019s judicial nominations. On Monday, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Judiciary Committee, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/10\/politics\/biden-judges-senate-blue-slips-absences\/index.html\" class=\"icon none\">told CNN<\/a> that he \u201ccan\u2019t consider nominees in these circumstances because a tie vote is a losing vote in committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1646261866258223106\" class=\"icon none\">In a tweet<\/a> Wednesday, Khanna, a Democrat representing Silicon Valley, said: \u201cIt\u2019s time for @SenFeinstein to resign. We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetTweet\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic \">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1646261866258223106\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       \u201cWe have a crisis of reproductive rights in America with extremist Texas judges depriving Americans of their freedom to choose medicine,\u201d Khanna told MarketWatch on Wednesday. \u201cWe can\u2019t have Sen. Feinstein missing vote after vote on confirming judges. This is the moment for Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>om to take the lead in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing someone so we can get the president\u2019s judicial appointments confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillips later <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeanPhillips\/status\/1646269676996153344?s=20\" class=\"icon none\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cSenator Feinstein is a remarkable American whose contributions to our country are immeasurable. But I believe it\u2019s now a dereliction of duty to remain in the Senate and a dereliction of duty for those who agree to remain quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetTweet\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic \">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeanPhillips\/status\/1646269676996153344?s=20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       In  an emailed statement Wednesday, Feinstein said her return to Washington has been delayed by health complications. \u201cI intend to return as soon as possible,\u201d she said, adding that she remains committed to her job but has asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., \u201cto allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I\u2019m able to resume my committee work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s easier said than done though. It would take a resolution with at least 60 votes in the Senate to replace her on the committee, and it\u2019s unclear why Republicans would want to go along and make it easier for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/dianne-feinstein-condition-senate-return-00091765\" class=\"icon none\">Politico reported<\/a> there was growing concern among Democrats that she may never return to Washington. The 89-year-old Feinstein has said she will not run for re-election, but she still has two years left in her current term.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein has missed 59 of 77 Senate votes taken in 2023 \u2014 77% \u2014 according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/dianne_feinstein\/300043\" class=\"icon none\">govtrack.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Khanna is not running for Feinstein\u2019s seat in 2024, which already has a crowded field of Democrats, including Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Adam Schiff. On Tuesday, Republican attorney Eric Early joined the race.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Democratic and left-leaning activists, including former Obama speechwriter and \u201cPod Save America\u201d host Jon Lovett, have also called for Feinstein to step down, complaining Democrats are squandering their narrow Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p><em>MarketWatch reporter Levi Sumagaysay contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Mike Murphy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/author\/mike-murphy\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmmmurf\",\"text\":\"@mmmmurf\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"mailto:mmurphy@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"mmurphy@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mike_Murphy\"><\/span>Mike Murphy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ufc-follow-author-widget product=\"marketwatch\" author-id=\"142_MW\" author-name=\"Mike Murphy\" signin-url=\"https:\/\/accounts.marketwatch.com\/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Frep-ro-khanna-calls-for-fellow-democrat-sen-dianne-feinstein-to-resign-c825ae21%3Frss%3D1%26siteid%3Drss\" panda-api=\"https:\/\/follow-api.marketwatch.com\"><\/ufc-follow-author-widget><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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