The death of trailblazing U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein presented her fellow Democrats with two key questions on Friday: Who will replace her in the chamber and who will take her seat on the committee that approves federal judges.
presented her fellow Democrats with two key questions on Friday: Who will replace her in the chamber and who will take her seat on the committee that approves federal judges.
Democrats' majority in the chamber has temporarily shrunk by one, to 50-49, following the death of Feinstein, who had beenThe vacancy should not pose an immediate problem for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a standoff with House of Representatives Republicans over the looming Feinstein in February said she would not seek reelection, and contenders began lining up for her seat.
Liberal U.S. Representative Barbara Lee is running for the seat, as are other prominent Democrats including U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff and Katie Porter.Feinstein's death leaves a 10-10 deadlock on the Judiciary Committee, which is in charge of reviewing presidential nominations to federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Any move by Schumer to fill Feinstein's seat on the panel with another Democrat would need Republican cooperation in a vote by the full Senate.
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