Sen. Dianne Feinstein Makes Unusual Comment After Nearly Three-Month Absence

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Makes Unusual Comment After Nearly Three-Month Absence
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) escorts Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) as she arrives at the U.S. Capitol following a long absence due to health issues in Washington, on May 10, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) told reporters this week that she hadn’t been away from Washington despite her being hospitalized and not at the Capitol for the past two months, triggering questions about the longtime lawmakers’ capacity to legislate.

“No, I haven’t been gone,” Feinstein said when a reporter asked her about what her colleagues told her after she returned to the Capitol last week.  “You should—I haven’t been gone. I’ve been working.”
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