Political Theater: Nothing is simple in the Senate

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · Apr 20, 2023 · 24m

Political Theater: Nothing is simple in the Senate

Nothing is simple in the Senate

Ah, the Senate. Anything you think should be simple never really is. Democrats there are trying to figure out what to do about the extended absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein from committee work. But they cannot just replace her on committees temporarily, as they sought to do this week. Why? Because the Senate is a continuing body subject to organizing resolutions that the chamber has to pass. And it is very easy to grind things to a halt in the Senate, even on something that seems routine.

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