Feinstein was meant to cast her vote on the Defense Appropriations bill requiring her to say Aye or Nay when her name was called . The California Democrat has been in frail health following a shingles diagnosis in the spring . She has appeared confused at times since her return to the Capitol . Feinstein is the oldest member serving in the US Senate and has faced questions about her health in recent years and members of her own party called on her to resign her Senate seat . She announced earlier this year that she will not run for reelection in the Senate . The capabilities of some of the Senates oldest members is in sharp focus in Washington this week following a moment when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up in the middle of a news conference and was escorted away from reporters . McConnell returned minutes later saying he was fine. An aide later told the Kentucky Republican had felt lightheaded and that he was okay. The Kentucky Republican later said he had felt nauseatingly nauseated and was unable to finish his statement . He said he was ‘fine’ and that it was ‘just a little chaotic’ at the end of the day. A spokesperson later said that he did not realize he had become fatigued and that she was ‘trying to complete all of the appropriations bills before recess. The committee markup this morning was a ‘little chaotic’. It was a ‘little chaos’ and that they were trying to get back to the back and that the committee’s ‘undefined.”. It’ was a little. It is a “chauffeur” and that Feinstein’ll be back and back again. It has been a little chaos. The senator’ve been trying to
Feinstein gets confused in Senate Appropriations hearing and has to be prodded to vote .
