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Why there hasn’t been a full Senate vote in seven months — and the problems it causes both parties

By Jack Birle
Published March 20, 2023 12:43pm ET
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Why there hasn’t been a full Senate vote in seven months — and the problems it causes both parties
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have all been absent from the Senate for various reasons. | AP/J. Scott Applewhite


The Senate has had attendance problems in the last seven months, with at least one senator missing from the roll call in every vote since August 2022.

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