{"id":1928597,"date":"2023-05-11T02:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T02:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:43:46","slug":"feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Feinstein back in Senate on wheelchair, requires lighter workload."},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffeinstein-returns-to-senate-in-wheelchair-needs-lighter-schedule%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=1928597&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>Sen. Dianne Feinstein Returns to Senate in Wheelchair After Months-Long Absence<\/h2>\n<p>After months of absence due to shingles, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) returned to the Senate on Wednesday in a wheelchair. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was seen walking alongside her as she was wheeled into the Senate chamber for a vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Health Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>According to a tweet by ABC7 San Francisco reporter Liz Kreutz, Feinstein&#8217;s office stated that the senator is &#8220;experiencing vision\/balance impairments &#038; at times will need to use a wheelchair to travel around the Capitol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A statement released by Feinstein explained her situation, &#8220;Even though I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-urges-federal-reserve-to-break-up-wells-fargo\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Urges Federal Reserve to Break up Wells Fargo\">\u2019ve made significant progress<\/a> and was able to return to Washington, I\u2019m still experiencing some side effects from the shingles virus. My doctors have advised me to work a lighter schedule as I return to the Senate. I\u2019m hopeful those issues will subside as I continue to recover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At 89 years old, Feinstein is the Senate&#8217;s oldest member, and in recent years, some colleagues have raised concerns about her mental fitness. In February, Feinstein announced she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats have announced campaigns to replace her in the Senate.<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Return to the Senate<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s absence resulted in a 10-10 split along party lines that rendered the Senate Judiciary Committee unable to advance some of President Joe Biden\u2019s nominees to federal courts around the nation. Some Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), began to call for Feinstein to resign, and Republicans kept the pressure going by blocking a bid to replace Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein said in her statement on Wednesday, &#8220;I have returned to Washington and am prepared to resume my duties in the Senate. I\u2019m grateful for all the well-wishes over the past couple of months and for the excellent care that I received from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-facing-questions-over-whether-prioritizing-teachers-for-vaccine-violates-equity\/\" title=\"White House Facing Questions Over Whether Prioritizing Teachers For Vaccine Violates \u2018Equity\u2019\">medical team<\/a> in San Francisco. The Senate faces many important issues, but the most pressing is to ensure our government doesn\u2019t default on its financial obligations. I also look forward to resuming my work on the Judiciary Committee considering the president\u2019s nominees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Health Update<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s office released a statement on Thursday, stating that the senator had a &#8220;routine, non-COVID medical appointment&#8221; and that &#8220;her doctors are pleased with her progress and expect her to make a full recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Legacy<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein has been a prominent figure in California politics for decades, serving as the mayor of San Francisco and a U.S. senator since 1992. She has been a champion for gun control, environmental protection, and women&#8217;s rights. As she continues to recover, her legacy and impact on American politics will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) returned to the Senate on Wednesday in a wheelchair, ending the lawmaker\u2019s months-long absence as she recovered from shingles. Video shows\u00a0Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walking alongside Feinstein as she was being wheeled into the Senate chamber for a vote. Liz Kreutz, a reporter for ABC7 San Francisco, tweeted that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1928598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[26411,9094,8934,3740,22288,26423],"class_list":["post-1928597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-lighter","tag-feinstein","tag-requires","tag-senate","tag-wheelchair","tag-workload"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1928597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1928598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1928597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1928597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1928597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}