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How are committee seats ever filled?
This is an excellent question, haha. At the start of the session, they're voted in all at the same time. So if anyone thinks to filibuster, they're also blocking their own seats. In fact, during normal operation, this process is done using "unanimous consent". They don't even bother with an actual vote because it's always unanimous, because it's all or nothing. If feinstein retires, the vote to fill her seats will be only for her seats.
Edit: sorry about the double post.