Maryland’s senior senator has been recommended to temporarily replace California’s senator on the Judiciary Committee, but Republicans aren’t having it. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, has been recommended to temporarily replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Cardin tweeted that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, recommended the Maryland senator as a temporary replacement on the committee.