Senator Ben Ray Luján, 49, may be away
for up to six weeks recovering from stroke:
Psaki sidesteps question on if his absence
will delay Biden's agenda further with
Republicans having veto power and Democrats
facing turmoil
Posted By: Imright, 2/2/2022 9:13:03 PM
The Senate's majority Democrats will have to function for more than a month without Sen. Ben Ray Luján as the New Mexico senator recovers from a stroke he suffered last week, according to a timeline put out by his office.He plans to return to the Senate in four to six weeks, a senior aide in the 49-year-old senator's office said Wednesday – which would be two weeks after President Joe Biden self-imposed deadline for announcing a nominee to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
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