Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has been absent from the Senate since February due to health problems. Her case is not unique, as other lawmakers have had extended absences.
into the hospital in February. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Chris Van Hollen both suffered strokes last year that caused them to take brief leaves.Beginning in 1942, Sen. Carter Glass began to decline in health to the point that he could not attend committee hearings or other Senate events. But Glass refused to resign from his congressional committees and chairmanships despite his constituents petitioning the courts to remove him. He died, in office, in 1946.
In 1969, Sen. Karl Mundt suffered a stroke and was absent from the Senate for the final three years of his term in Congress. In 1988, Sen. Joe Biden was rushed to the hospital for surgery for a brain aneurysm and was given Catholic Last Rites, underscoring the severity of his illness. Biden suffered a pulmonary embolism and then later a second aneurysm. His recovery kept him out of the Senate for several months.
In December 2006, Sen. Tim Johnson suffered bleeding in the brain during a live radio interview and was taken by ambulance to a hospital to undergo surgery to drain the blood and stem the bleeding. Johnson spent several months in recovery and returned to senatorial duties in September 2007 to a standing ovation.
In May 2008, Sen. Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after suffering a seizure at his home. He underwent surgery in June and, after cancer treatments, returned to the Senate to work on health-care legislation. But by June 2009,for three months. He went on leave that month and died in August of that year.In 2017, Sen. John McCain wasafter surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Senate Republicans won't support temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDemocratic leaders in the Senate say they’re open to replacing her until she’s able to get back to Washington, but they’ll need Republican votes to do that. Now Republicans in the Senate are saying they’re not going along with that plan.
Read more »
Khanna draws the line between Fetterman and Feinstein absences amid growing calls for Feinstein’s resignationRep. Ro Khanna said the difference between Sen. Dianne Feinstein's and Sen. John Fetterman's absences was that Fetterman had solidified a return date and Feinstein had not.
Read more »
Senate Dems put on the spot, asked directly if Sen. Feinstein should step downSen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said time is running out for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to 'make a decision' on whether to resign from the Senate.
Read more »
Dianne Feinstein Is Becoming a Big Liability—And Republicans Know ItRepublicans seem to be set on blocking Senator Dianne Feinstein's request to be temporarily taken off the Senate Judiciary Committee, which could prompt a bitter fight in the Senate.
Read more »
Women in Congress Are Wrongly Defending Dianne Feinstein, Who Should Retire“I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate in that way,” said Nancy Pelosi, ignoring that Feinstein is holding up crucial judicial votes.
Read more »