Former senator Barbara Boxer pushes Feinstein to resign

Former California Senator Barbara Boxer, who spent nearly a quarter of a century in Congress before stepping down at 76, has some advice for Senator Dianne Feinstein, who was sworn in by her side in 1992.

“If Senator Feinstein called me today and asked my opinion, I would say that only you can decide” to resign, Boxer told the Los Angeles Times. “But from my perspective, I want you to know that I have spent very productive years away from the Senate doing good things. So put that into the equation. “

Feinstein, 88, was re-elected in 2018 for her fifth full term. She and Boxer made history when California became the first state to send two women to the Senate. Boxer retired in 2017, while Feinstein (D-Calif.) Continued to serve, although some Democrats hoped she would step down and open the door for someone younger and more progressive.