Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon - effectively putting President 's judicial nominees on ice until further notice.Sen. of South Carolina, the top on the Senate Judiciary Committee, objected to a resolution by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that would have allowed another senator to take Feinstein's place as she recovers from a case of shingles.At 89, the Senate's oldest member has been absent since February, and her office has given no date for her return.
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