Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) is calling on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign.
Feinstein “should retire. I think criticisms of that stance as ‘anti-feminist’ are a farce,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Bluesky, CNN reported.
“Her refusal to either retire or show up is causing great harm to the judiciary – precisely where repro rights are getting stripped. That failure means now in this precious window Dems can only pass GOP- approved nominees,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Feinstein, 89, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been away from the Senate dealing with health issues after contracting shingles in February. In her absence, Democrats have been unable to advance some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees through the committee to receive a full vote on the floor of the Senate.
Last month, Feinstein asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) to temporarily replace her on the judiciary committee but Republicans blocked the request.
Cortez joins a growing list of House Democrats who are calling on Feinstein to step down
