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A California House Democrat defended Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) amid calls for her to resign over her health, saying that she should be allowed to finish her term.
Rep. John Garamendi said in a statement on Thursday that he does not believe that Feinstein needs to resign and argued that she is continuing to serve her state and country “honorably and courageously.”
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) called on Feinstein to step down on Wednesday over her health condition. She has not been present at the Capitol since she was diagnosed with shingles in February.
The 89-year-old senator has already announced that she would not seek reelection in 2024 but said she would finish out her term before retiring.
Feinstein’s absence from the Senate Judiciary Committee has caused difficulties for Democrats seeking to advance partisan nominees forward to a vote before the full Senate.
She announced in a statement shortly after Khanna and Phillips called for her resignation that health complications were delaying her return to Washington, D.
