Senate Democrats are refusing to take part in a congressional hearing addressing President Joe Biden’s mental decline while serving in the White House.

Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., were the only Democrats who attended the kickoff of the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday, Politico said. Durbin said the hearing was a distraction from issues the committee should be reviewing like Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., being handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security press conference and the assassination of a state lawmaker in Minnesota.

“The Republican majority on this committee has not held a single oversight hearing despite numerous critical challenges facing the nation that are under our jurisdiction,” Durbin said. “Apparently, armchair diagnosing former President Biden is more important than the issues of grave concern, which I have mentioned.”

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