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Feinstein responds to questions about her absence from Washington @latimes by Benjamin Oreskes #feinstein #senatorfeinstein https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-16/feinstein-absence-senate-washington-health
Feinstein responds to questions about her absence from D.C.

In a short interview after voting Thursday, Feinstein appeared to not know she'd been gone from Senate, saying: 'I haven't been gone. I've been working.'

Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2023 at 2:24pmWeb
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In a brief exchange with reporters after voting, she mentioned a problem with her leg but on the balance of things said she was feeling better. Then another reporter asked about the well wishes she’d received from her Senate colleagues since her return last week.
“What have I heard about what?” she asked.
“About your return,” the reporter replied.

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“I haven’t been gone,” she said. “You should ... I haven’t been gone. I’ve been working.”
“You’ve been working from home is what you’re saying?”
“No, I’ve been here. I’ve been voting. Please, either know or don’t know.”

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At a Tuesday meeting of the powerful Appropriations Committee, where Feinstein also serves, the California senator’s chair sat empty as senators lobbed questions about China at Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

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