Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted fellow Democrats for saying Sen. Dianne Feinstein should resign over her prolonged medical absence that has kneecapped the confirmation of President Biden’s judicial nominees.
Mrs. Pelosi told reporters Wednesday that such resignation calls would not exist if Ms. Feinstein were a man.
Ms. Feinstein has said she will not seek reelection next year in the seat she’s held for over 30 years, but two House Democrats have made the extraordinary call for her to resign early so a healthier successor can be appointed. Those Democrats are Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Dean Phillips of Minnesota.
Ms. Feinstein responded to those calls by making a small concession but gave no indication she will resign. She asked that her seat on the Judiciary Committee be temporarily assigned to another Democrat by the Senate, a rare move in the middle of a session of Congress that could prompt resistance from Senate Republicans.
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