Opinion | Even Californians don’t want Dianne Feinstein in Senate anymore WashTimesOpEd
When Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate after being out for more than two months due to serious health conditions, reporters asked the 89-year-old California Democrat how her colleagues greeted her after her lengthy absence.
Well, we know. Ms. Feinstein missed more than 70 votes in the Senate when she was holed up in her California mansion. And while some colleagues in Congress have supported Ms. Feinstein , Californians feel very different. Ms. Feinstein missed months of Senate votes after contracting shingles that led to a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss. She also suffered encephalitis, which is swelling of the brain.
“I photographed the senator as a staff member tried to hide her wheelchair behind a pillar at a low-profile exit last week. A Capitol Police officer shouted at me to move back — despite already being 30 feet away from the senator. Feinstein waved as she was escorted to a waiting vehicle,” photographer Kent Nishimura wrote.
A spokesperson for Ms. Feinstein did say: “While the encephalitis resolved itself shortly after she was released from the hospital in March, she continues to have complications from Ramsay Hunt syndrome.” Ms. Feinstein turned to her colleagues and said, “What is she doing here?” the liberal newspaper said. In fact, Ms. Harris has cast 29 tie-breaking votes as president of the Senate since she took office, so she’s there a lot.
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