- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, was reportedly confused last year after observing Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the Senate for a tie-breaking vote.
- Feinstein, 89, appeared unaware during one vote as to why Harris, who had previously broken numerous ties, was taking up her role as president of the Senate, according to a report from The New York Times.
- A witness included in the report said Feinstein allegedly asked colleagues, “What is she doing here?”
- With the Senate locked in a 50-50 majority split for the first two years of the Biden administration, Democrats needed every member of their party plus Harris’ tie-breaking vote to approve many bills and nominations.
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Not Good: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Confused By VP Kamala Harris’ Showing Up In Senate
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee following a more than two-month absence as she was being treated for a case of shingles, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has been delayed in advancing many of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees because of the 89-year-old Feinstein's absence. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)