{"id":1984381,"date":"2023-07-27T17:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/90-year-old-dianne-feinstein-needed-to-be-instructed-by-staffer-other-dem-how-to-vote-on-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T17:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:09:04","slug":"90-year-old-dianne-feinstein-needed-to-be-instructed-by-staffer-other-dem-how-to-vote-on-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/90-year-old-dianne-feinstein-needed-to-be-instructed-by-staffer-other-dem-how-to-vote-on-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"90-year-old Dianne Feinstein required guidance from a staffer and another Democrat to vote on a bill."},"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\">32<\/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%2F90-year-old-dianne-feinstein-needed-to-be-instructed-by-staffer-other-dem-how-to-vote-on-bill%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=1984381&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>90-Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Needed to Be Instructed by\u2063 Staffer, Other Dem How to Vote on Bill<\/h2>\n<p>During \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-would-love-to-see-any-evidence-of-fraud-nothing-they-are-saying-is-true-dominion-voting-systems-spokesman-refutes-fraud-claims-video\/\" title=\"\"We Would Love to See Any Evidence of Fraud - Nothing They Are Saying Is True\" - Dominion Voting Systems Spokesman Refutes Fraud Claims (VIDEO)\">committee hearing<\/a> on Thursday, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California found herself in need of guidance on how to cast her \u2062vote on a bill. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landscaper-kills-homeless-mom-sleeping-in-ca-park-running-her-over-with-lawn-mower\/\" title=\"Homeless mother sleeping in CA park tragically killed by landscaper operating lawn mower.\">incident\u200d occurred<\/a> while the members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/full-committee-markup-of-fiscal-year-2024-defense-interior-and-environment-labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-homeland-security-appropriations-acts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Appropriations Committee<\/a> were discussing the 2024 \u200cDefense Appropriations Act.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein, who is 90 years old, hesitated before speaking, \u2064prompting her fellow Democrat, Sen. Patty Murray \u2062of\u200b Washington, to lean over\u2063 and\u2063 instruct her to say\u200c &#8220;aye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Asked to vote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-blocking-measure-to-prohibit-imports-made-with-chinese-slave-labor\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Blocking Measure To Prohibit Imports Made With Chinese Slave Labor\">defense appropriations bill<\/a>, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-appears-to-have-awkward-moment-reads-speech-during-vote\/\" title=\"Feinstein's 'Awkward Moment': Reads Speech While Voting\">begins giving<\/a> a speech: \u201cI would like to support a\u200d \u2018yes\u2019 vote on this. It provides \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): \u201cJust say aye.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gw2eZ9rEMv\">pic.twitter.com\/Gw2eZ9rEMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The \u200cRecount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1684592538844364802?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead of a simple &#8220;aye,&#8221;\u200b Feinstein\u2064 began giving a speech about the \u2062bill&#8217;s provisions. It was only after a staffer \u200dwhispered\u200d to her that she finally said &#8220;aye,&#8221;\u200b eliciting laughter from those present.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u2063this year, Feinstein was hospitalized with shingles and returned to work in May after a three-month hiatus. Upon her\u200d return, she was helped into \u2062a wheelchair and was heard asking, &#8220;Where am I going?&#8221; She also mentioned having something in\u2063 her eye.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feinstein.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?id=0117A30B-C6A2-400E-8B25-06D3D08B00AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> regarding her return to the Senate, Feinstein acknowledged that she is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-to-offer-homeless-accommodation-in-exchange-for-getting-vaccinated\/\" title=\"UK to Offer Homeless Accommodation in Exchange for Getting Vaccinated\">experiencing side effects<\/a> from the shingles virus and has been advised by her doctors to work a lighter \u2063schedule. Despite these challenges, she remains hopeful that her condition will improve as \u200bshe continues to recover.<\/p>\n<p>As the oldest member of Congress, Feinstein has served for over 30 years. She has announced her intention \u2063to retire at the end \u200bof her current term in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Feinstein step down?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting this \u200dpoll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of\u2063 charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<button onclick=\"ff_poll_submit(event)\">Submit<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (7 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% \u200d(0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/90-year-old-dianne-feinstein-needed-instructed-staffer-dem-vote-bill\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a committee hearing, Senator Dianne Feinstein needed guidance on voting for a bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee was deliberating the 2024 Defense Appropriations Act when the 90-year-old senator was asked to vote. After a brief pause, Feinstein sought assistance before casting her vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":1984382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1984381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1984381","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\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}