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What does the passing of Senator Feinstein mean for the Senate? [1]

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Date: 2023-09-29

Thinking what this means for Democratic control of the Senate.

What this means for Schumer, Munchin, Cinema and our democracy?

A sign may be if McConnell reneges on Senate republicans agreement on a budget.

He seems to have said he will exert every possible rule he can in order to stop government from functioning.

McConnell says Republicans will block plan to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciary Committee. Politics Apr 18, 2023 4:59 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Republicans won’t allow Democrats to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, arguing that they only want a stand-in to push through the most partisan judges. McConnell called the effort to place a substitute on the panel as Feinstein recovers from a case of shingles “an extremely unusual” request with no known precedent. www.pbs.org/...

Does it mean the end to President Biden’s judicial placements?

Republicans block temporary replacement for Feinstein on Judiciary ... Apr 18, 2023 Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Tuesday to temporarily replace California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the politically important Judiciary Committee, putting stalled judicial nominations Democrats were hoping to push forward back in limbo. abcnews.go.com/...

How will this impact Schumer, Munchin, Cinema?

No answers, just remembering what Republicans have said about replacing the Senator.

Worried about our democracy.

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