Feinstein’s Democratic colleagues are calling for her resignation over health issues that have forced her to miss a majority of Senate votes this year.
Pressure for Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign is mounting, with U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, a fellow California Democrat, saying that “she can no longer fulfill her duties.”
Khanna, a progressive who represents a district near Feinstein’s home turf of San Francisco, said that it was “obvious” that the long-serving senator should resign in a tweet on Wednesday. Democrats have increasingly called for the 89-year-old Feinstein to step aside amid a series of recent health issues that have forced her to miss 60 out of 82 Senate votes taken this year.
“It’s time for @SenFeinstein to resign,” Khanna tweeted. “We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin expressed concerns that the absence of Feinstein, a committee member, was hindering the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees in comments to CNN this week.
“We have a crisis in the judiciary with extremist judges stripping away women’s rights,” Khanna told NBC News.
