Democrats are fiercely trying to prevent President Trump and Senate Republicans from confirming a new Supreme Court justice before November’s election, but a number of them are worried their leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is not up to the task.
Feinstein, 87, is currently the oldest member of the Senate, and stands to play a key role as the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, which will vote on Trump’s pick to determine if they ultimately go before the full body for a confirmation hearing.
Ultimately, however, Feinstein said that there is not much that can be done because Republicans have the majority and as long as they are united they can do what they please. Still, she said she will do whatever she can to stand in their way.
“I don’t have a lot of tools to use, but I’m going to use what I have,” she said. “We can try to delay and obstruct but they can run this process through. That doesn’t mean that we won’t fight tooth and nail.”
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