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Politico: How Adam Schiff is bringing House vibes to the Senate
Politico - How Adam Schiff is bringing House vibes to the Senate
The first-year Democratic senator is ignoring one colleague’s advice to “dump the House” as the long-time party star comes into his own across the Capitol.
By Hailey Fuchs
04/25/2025 09:38 AM EDT
Adam Schiff is bringing House-style confrontation to his new seat in the Senate — and defying the chamber’s more staid, seniority-driven sensibilities along the way.
In the five months since the California Democrat left his two-decade House career for the Senate, he has blasted his leadership’s decision to advance a Republican bill to prevent a government shutdown; led a bicameral mock hearing as the junior-most member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; and pledged to block Trump’s controversial nominee to be the District of Columbia’s top federal prosecutor.
First-year senators typically ease into the spotlight, wary of upstaging more senior colleagues. But Schiff — a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee who catapulted to national fame as the leader of President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial — has positioned himself at the center of confirmation fights. He’s even launched his own Substack, where he posts direct-to-camera videos explaining what’s happening in Washington.
Schiff, in an interview, said he might have been content with a more low-key launch had Vice President Kamala Harris won the election in November.
“I did arrive very intent on being seen and not heard, and I think frankly, if it had been a Harris presidency, I would have continued to be seen and not heard,” Schiff, 64, said. “But given that everyday is a new crisis, none of us can afford to be seen and not heard.”
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The first-year Democratic senator is ignoring one colleague’s advice to “dump the House” as the long-time party star comes into his own across the Capitol.
By Hailey Fuchs
04/25/2025 09:38 AM EDT
Adam Schiff is bringing House-style confrontation to his new seat in the Senate — and defying the chamber’s more staid, seniority-driven sensibilities along the way.
In the five months since the California Democrat left his two-decade House career for the Senate, he has blasted his leadership’s decision to advance a Republican bill to prevent a government shutdown; led a bicameral mock hearing as the junior-most member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; and pledged to block Trump’s controversial nominee to be the District of Columbia’s top federal prosecutor.
First-year senators typically ease into the spotlight, wary of upstaging more senior colleagues. But Schiff — a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee who catapulted to national fame as the leader of President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial — has positioned himself at the center of confirmation fights. He’s even launched his own Substack, where he posts direct-to-camera videos explaining what’s happening in Washington.
Schiff, in an interview, said he might have been content with a more low-key launch had Vice President Kamala Harris won the election in November.
“I did arrive very intent on being seen and not heard, and I think frankly, if it had been a Harris presidency, I would have continued to be seen and not heard,” Schiff, 64, said. “But given that everyday is a new crisis, none of us can afford to be seen and not heard.”
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California has almost 40 million residents. Nine states have less than a tenth that many residents, but all of them get 2 U.S. Senators. California has the 4th largest economy in the world, recently passing Japan in that regard. But a Senator from Montana or North Dakota is supposed to have a higher profile in the Senate than Schiff just because they've been there longer? 
Keep rocking their world 