Feinstein: Durbin, Schumer Need to ‘Chill out’ on Leadership Jockeying

ACOSTA It turns out ░░░░░░░░ senator Schumer it appears ░░░░░░░░ be stepping forward as ░░░░░░░░ new leader of your ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate But ░░░░░░░░ seems to be this ░░░░░░░░ as to whether or ░░░░░░░░ Senator Durbin will remain ░░░░░░░░ whip How do you ░░░░░░░░ that situation should be ░░░░░░░░ We know Senator Reid ░░░░░░░░ these two men should ░░░░░░░░ out a little bit ░░░░░░░░ guess FEINSTEIN Well I ░░░░░░░░ chilling out is a ░░░░░░░░ thing to do This ░░░░░░░░ a year and a ░░░░░░░░ away and one of ░░░░░░░░ things that members take ░░░░░░░░ seriously is their seniority ░░░░░░░░ that s broken it ░░░░░░░░ broken for all time ░░░░░░░░ is a year and ░░░░░░░░ half away I think ░░░░░░░░ out is a good ░░░░░░░░ for the day ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ do you think Harry ░░░░░░░░ should be remembered as ░░░░░░░░ majority leader and then ░░░░░░░░ the minority leader of ░░░░░░░░ Senate FEINSTEIN I think ░░░░░░░░ should be remembered as ░░░░░░░░ strong tough leader who ░░░░░░░░ a master of the ░░░░░░░░ game ACOSTA Was he ░░░░░░░░ tough of the problem ░░░░░░░░ the Senate in terms ░░░░░░░░ not getting things done ░░░░░░░░ gridlock He blames Mitch ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell blames Harry ░░░░░░░░ Doesn t he bears ░░░░░░░░ responsibility FEINSTEIN Well I ░░░░░░░░ this You know the ░░░░░░░░ majority has the votes ░░░░░░░░ to four six years ░░░░░░░░ we did not require ░░░░░░░░ votes for virtually any ░░░░░░░░ measure to pass the ░░░░░░░░ Cloture was rarely used ░░░░░░░░ that time it s ░░░░░░░░ used dozens of times ░░░░░░░░ the minority which were ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to stop the ░░░░░░░░ from passing a bill ░░░░░░░░ Well we hope for ░░░░░░░░ break to the weather ░░░░░░░░ out there in California ░░░░░░░░ bring some much needed ░░░░░░░░ and much needed rain ░░░░░░░░ your state Senator Dianne ░░░░░░░░ thanks very much for ░░░░░░░░ us.”