Elderly and sickly Senator Dianne Feinstein of California made a surprise appearance on the floor of the Senate.
She is 89 years old and has recently been the subject of controversy for her refusal to resign from her post despite her ailing health. The Blaze News reports that the Senator missed 91 votes in the Senate, but she recently made a reappearance to continue to push the Democrat agenda in the Senate.
Senator Feinstein was put in a wheelchair outside the Senate floor before being wheeled in to participate in the voting process. She was then carted to the Senate floor to start appearing on the Senate floor to vote. The Huffington Post reported that the Senator allegedly said, Where am I going? as she was being wheeled in.
Feinstein said, hi everybody before casting her first two votes in the Senate since February 16. This vote helped secure the position of assistant education secretary for Glenna Wright-Gallo.
Even though Feinstein was back on the Senate floor, NBC News reported that Feinstein still missed two votes on her first day back.
Blaze News reports that a statement attributed to Feinstein read as follows:
I have returned to Washington and am prepared to resume my duties in the Senate. Im grateful for all the well-wishes over the past couple of months and for the excellent care that I received from my medical team in San Francisco.
Feinstein stated that as long as her health issues did not worsen, she anticipated returning to her duties on the Judiciary Committee. She suggested that she would take on a lighter schedule, but she also stated that she was looking forward to returning to it.
The Sacramento Bee reported that Feinsteins return is extremely important to Democrats, given the makeup of the Senate at this time. Her vote is pivotal on many important matters to get them across the line in the very evenly divided Senate. Democrats control the Senate with a 51-49 advantage and hold just a one-vote advantage on the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles on February 26 and hospitalized. She was in the hospital until March 6, when she was released to continue her recovery at home. In the meantime, she has missed a significant number of votes in the Senate, which has challenged the Democrats ability to confirm judges and take care of other legislative measures.
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