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Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, left, speaks with Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California before a Judiciary Committee business meeting on February 16, 2023.

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  • Durbin asked that his GOP colleagues allow the Senate to replace Feinstein on the Judiciary panel.
  • Feinstein has been out for weeks and Democrats want to approve President Biden's judicial nominees.
  • However, the Democratic effort appears to be hitting a brick wall among Republican senators.

As a broad swath of Republican senators on Monday voiced opposition to temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, the panel's chairman asked that his GOP counterparts "show a little kindness" toward their Democratic colleague as she continues to recover from a bout of shingles.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin wants GOP senators to 'show a litt…