Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has been hospitalized in California for a case of the shingles, causing her to miss votes this week. The news follows a vague statement from her office the day before that said Feinstein “is in California this week dealing with a health matter. She hopes to return to Washington soon.”
Feinstein, 89, recently announced that she would retire at the end of her current term in 2024. She is one of two Democratic senators currently in the hospital after Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) checked himself into Walter Reid Military Hospital for severe depression. Both of their absences will leave the Senate with a 49-49 partisan split for the coming weeks.
Feinstein said on Thursday, “I was diagnosed over the February recess with a case of shingles. I have been hospitalized and am receiving treatment in San Francisco and expect to make a full recovery. I hope to return to the Senate later this month.”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is receiving treatment for shingles in a San Francisco hospital, her spokesperson told The Chronicle Thursday.
Feinstein was diagnosed with the virus in late February and is expected to make a full recovery. (Gift link!) https://t.co/AyMlpk0Plx— Shira Stein (@shiramstein) March 2, 2023
.@SenFeinstein has been hospitalized in California for a case of the shingles, causing her to miss votes this week.
“I hope to return to the Senate later this month,” she said today.https://t.co/sXczrRiLf4
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 2, 2023