California Sens. Padilla and Feinstein to miss Biden’s State of the Union address

Neither of California’s two senators will be capable to attend President Biden’s first State of the Union handle Tuesday.

Sen. Alex Padilla examined constructive for COVID-19 on Monday, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at residence in California following her husband’s demise.

Padilla, who’s absolutely vaccinated and boosted, stated he’s asymptomatic however will isolate and work remotely.

Feinstein’s workplace confirmed that she was not in Washington. She introduced Monday that her husband, Richard Blum, died Sunday on the household residence after a protracted battle with most cancers.

Different members of Congress will be absent from Biden’s speech after testing constructive for COVID this week, together with Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands), vice chair of the Home Democratic Caucus.

“Whereas I’m disenchanted that I received’t be capable to attend in particular person, I’m trying ahead to listening to from POTUS tonight about his imaginative and prescient to construct a greater America,” Aguilar stated in a press release.

Lawmakers needed to be examined to attend the State of the Union, although the Workplace of the Attending Doctor lifted the Capitol’s requirement to put on masks all through the complicated Sunday.