Under pressure to resign the seat I have occupied for more than 30 years, Senator Diane Vincenin On Thursday, she announced that she wanted to distance a temporary stay of an important committee in the Senate due to the continued disease of health.
The 89 -year -old Democrat, the oldest member of Congress, has been far from the Senate since February due to the diagnosis of logical images, and the loss of about 58 votes.
Senator spokesman said San Francisco Cronic This week she was working at home while recovering from the virus.
But as the Senate regained Monday after two weeks, there were fears that her continuous absence would stop the work in the judicial committee on which she is a member.
after Loss of control narrowly on the House of Representatives The Republicans in the mid -term elections last year, President Joe Biden was under pressure to continue using the majority of the Democratic Senate to continue confirmation The largest possible number of federal judges.
Looking at the slim majority of Democrats, the committee has not voted on any new candidates to the federal seat since February 16. Under the current rules, the associated vote means that the candidate cannot advance to vote in the full Senate.
Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat Illinois who became the Chairman of the Judicial Committee when Fenctein gave up the role After criticism from the activists, he was told Politico Last month, it was “worried” because they could not move the new candidates forward without the return of Finnstein.
in statement Late on Wednesday, Venchetein said she expected to return to work by the end of March, but “continuous complications” prevented her.
“I intend to return as soon as possible as soon as my medical team advises that it is safe for me to travel,” she said in the statement. “Meanwhile, I am still committed to the job and I will continue to work from home in San Francisco.”
Acknowledging that her absence was holding things for her colleagues, Vincents said she had requested the leader of the majority of the Senate Chuck Shomer To temporarily appoint another democracy to the committee.