The Senate’s age-old old age problem

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🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Dianne Feinstein’s colleagues are concerned the 88-year-old senator is struggling with memory loss, reports Tal Kopan of the San Francisco Chronicle. It’s raising concerns about Feinstein’s ability to do her job and the aging of America's politicians. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	California Senator Diane Feinstein was at a memorial service for a friend named Anne
0:09.1	Holstead.
0:10.1	So, this took place last summer.
0:13.0	She and Holstead knew each other a long time.
0:15.8	We're very close.
0:17.3	She stood up to give some remarks.
0:20.2	She accidentally calls Pelosi the Senate Majority Leader and then corrects herself and jokes
0:25.6	about promoting Pelosi to Senate because, of course, she serves in the House.
0:30.5	That wasn't the moment that was striking, however.
0:35.2	She never actually mentioned Holstead, the deceased person who they were all there to memorialize.
0:41.6	The ripple went through the crowd.
0:43.3	People were sort of a bit in disbelief.
0:49.9	What happens when age catches up with our elected leaders?
0:53.1	That's on today's complaint.
0:54.1	I'm Noelle King.
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