CNA Staff, Oct 19, 2020 / 19:00 pm
Abortion-advocacy groups have called for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to step down as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee after the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
In an Oct. 16, statement, Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL, called for "new leadership" for Democrats on the committee following Feinstein's polite tone in remarks at the conclusion of the four days of Senate hearings last week.
During the hearing on Thursday, Feinstein thanked Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, for presiding over "one of the best set of hearings that I've participated in."
"I want to thank you for your fairness and the opportunity of going back and forth," she said.