{"id":1901213,"date":"2023-03-20T09:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-there-hasnt-been-a-full-senate-vote-in-seven-months-and-the-problems-it-causes-both-parties\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:16:39","slug":"why-there-hasnt-been-a-full-senate-vote-in-seven-months-and-the-problems-it-causes-both-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-there-hasnt-been-a-full-senate-vote-in-seven-months-and-the-problems-it-causes-both-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Why there hasn&#8217;t been a full Senate vote in seven months \u2014 and the problems it causes both parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-there-hasnt-been-a-full-senate-vote-in-seven-months-and-the-problems-it-causes-both-parties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 float-left body colgap-l-50\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79078475\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"DC cherry blossoms: Rain and freezing temperatures could hurt peak bloom\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"1.5 million people come from all over the world to Washington, D.C. to see the cherry blossoms\u2019 fleeting beauty. 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We met up with Litterst as the rain began to fall, and with more rain and freezing temperatures on the way, he said there is reason for worry.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-17 18:37:40\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1264723_th_1679078463.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1264723.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79078475\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1264723\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>he Senate has had attendance problems in the last seven months, with at least one senator missing from the roll call in every vote since August 2022. <\/p>\n<p>The 51-49 Democratic-held Senate has been reduced to a 49-48 Senate thanks to absences by both parties, with that number fluctuating from day to day, causing roadblocks in the upper chamber of Congress. <\/p>\n<p><b>REPUBLICANS DECRY POSSIBLE TRUMP INDICTMENT AS \u2018ABUSE OF POWER\u2019<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have no timetable for when they plan to return to the Senate. McConnell, 81, is recovering from a concussion suffered during a fall. Fetterman, 53, is receiving treatment for depression, and Feinstein, 89, is receiving treatment for shingles. <\/p>\n<p>McConnell&#8217;s absence has required Sen.\u00a0John Thune (R-SD) to run the GOP conference with assistance from McConnell&#8217;s aides, while Sen. Bob Casey&#8217;s (D-PA) staff has had to fulfill constituent requests and work on legislation for Fetterman, per <i>Politico<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>The long-term absences have led to some senators feeling less obligated to show up to some hearings and votes, as there is no critical legislation being debated. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">                 Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have all been absent from the Senate for various reasons.                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 AP\/J. Scott Applewhite                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople feel maybe a little bit more flexibility than they would if we were doing really consequential legislating right now. Then you\u2019ve got folks who have just serious either health or family health issues, and I think you gotta respect that,\u201d Thune said. <\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s absence has caused some judicial nominations to be held up because of her position on the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to the outlet. She was released from the hospital earlier this month, but it is currently unknown when she will return to her Senate duties. <\/p>\n<p>McConnell was reelected in 2020 and will not be up for possible reelection again until 2026. Fetterman was elected to his seat last November but has spent significant time away from the upper chamber since being sworn in in January due to him receiving treatment for his depression, along with other health complications. <\/p>\n<p>Feinstein announced she would not be seeking reelection in 2024, opening the door for a battle between California Democrats for the seat she has held since 1992. <\/p>\n<p><b>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Democrats hoped the 51-49 majority they won in the 2022 midterm elections would allow for more judicial nominees and legislation to get passed after two years of a 50-50 Senate, but long-term absences have halted those plans. <\/p>\n<p>The Senate map for the 2024 election favors the GOP, as Democrats are on defense in numerous battleground or Republican-leaning states, including Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/hasnt-been-full-senate-vote-seven-months-problems-causes-both-parties\">Why there hasn&#8217;t been a full Senate vote in seven months \u2014 and the problems it causes both parties<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has had attendance problems in the last seven months, with at least one senator missing from the roll call in every vote since August 2022. 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