WASHINGTON — After a two-month reprieve from the albatross of breaking ties in the closely divided Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris was back on Capitol Hill this week to tip the scales again due to two health-related Democratic absences.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., 53, still recovering from a stroke last year, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center two weeks ago for clinical depression and may be absent for weeks.
And Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 89, who announced last month she would not seek reelection in 2024, was absent from Washington due to a health issue with no exact return date identified.
