Senate Republicans are not inclined to offer Democrats an easy way to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee as she remains on medical leave, aides tell NBCNews.
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are not inclined to offer Democrats an easy off-ramp to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.,In response to some
Five Republican aides involved in the process say GOP senators have not formalized a plan to address the Democratic request. But there appears to be broad consensus that Schumer and his colleagues will need to negotiate some sort of deal that Republicans would be willing to go along with, according to the aides.
Mike Davis, former chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, said the GOP should"absolutely not" allow Democrats to temporarily replace Feinstein to speed up judicial confirmations. “I have lots of ideas for Democrats on Judiciary, but they never ask for my opinion. Kyrsten Sinema would be as good as any of them,” Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said.
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