{"id":1926404,"date":"2023-05-08T02:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-rejects-feinsteins-assertion-that-her-absence-is-not-impacting-senate\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T02:28:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:28:43","slug":"durbin-rejects-feinsteins-assertion-that-her-absence-is-not-impacting-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-rejects-feinsteins-assertion-that-her-absence-is-not-impacting-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Durbin disagrees with Feinstein&#8217;s claim that her absence isn&#8217;t affecting the Senate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdurbin-rejects-feinsteins-assertion-that-her-absence-is-not-impacting-senate%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=1926404&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--><h2>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Takes Issue with Feinstein&#8217;s Claim of No Delay in Advancing Biden&#8217;s Agenda<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s absence from the Senate has caused a stir among her colleagues, with some calling for her resignation. The Senate&#8217;s oldest member has been absent since February due to shingles, leaving Democrats without the necessary votes to advance most of President Joe Biden&#8217;s judicial nominees. <\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein Hits Back at Criticism Over Senate Absence, Provides No Timetable for Return<\/h3>\n<p>Despite concerns from her colleagues, Feinstein released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-saudi-announcement-to-come-monday-official-says-no-new-steps-expected\/\" title=\"Biden Says Saudi Announcement to Come Monday; Official Says No New Steps Expected\">statement rejecting<\/a> the idea that her absence was causing any delay whatsoever. However, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) disagrees, stating that her absence has made it &#8220;a challenge in the Senate Judiciary Committee to do our business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats only control the Senate by a slim margin, meaning that one absence gives Republicans an opportunity to block Biden&#8217;s nominees and legislative efforts. After years of criticisms from those in her party that she was no longer up to the job, Feinstein said at the time of her diagnosis that she wouldn&#8217;t seek reelection in 2024, though she vowed to serve out the remaining 20 months of her term.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of Feinstein&#8217;s Absence<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s absence has put the most strain on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has been essentially paralyzed without the California senator. Acknowledging that Feinstein was a friend who had been through &#8220;an awful lot&#8221; since the death of her late husband, Richard Blum, last year, Durbin wants to be sensitive to her family situation and her personal situation. However, he emphasizes that the business of the committee and of the Senate is affected by her absence.<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s statement read, &#8220;The Senate continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinstein-releases-new-statement-on-her-absence-from-the-senate\/\" title=\"Feinstein issues statement on Senate absence.\">swiftly confirm highly qualified individuals<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal judiciary<\/a>, including seven more judicial nominees who were confirmed this week. There has been no slowdown.&#8221; However, Durbin and other Democrats disagree, and tensions over Feinstein&#8217;s absence continue to simmer.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s absence has highlighted the importance of every vote in the Senate, and the impact that one absence can have on advancing the president&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-struggle-to-agree-on-splitting-power-over-dueling-stances-on-keeping-filibuster-in-practice\/\" title=\"Senate leaders struggle to agree on splitting power over dueling stances on keeping filibuster in practice\">legislative agenda<\/a>. As the Senate continues to grapple with the challenges of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-leaves-democratic-party-registers-as-independent\/\" title=\"Kyrsten Sinema Leaves Democratic Party, Registers as Independent\">closely divided chamber<\/a>, the absence of even one member can have significant consequences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of h2, h3 tags for headings<\/li>\n<li>Use of bold for emphasis<\/li>\n<li>Use of lists for organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) took issue on Sunday with Sen. Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s (D-CA) claim this week that her absence was not causing any delays in advancing President Joe Biden&#8217;s legislative agenda. Feinstein, the Senate&#8217;s oldest member at 89, has been absent from the chamber since being diagnosed with shingles in February. 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