[unable to retrieve full-text content]I live in Arizona and I will not miss Sinema. “Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday (12/11/2024) to block President Biden’s nominee, Lauren McFerran, to serve another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board.” The impact of which will allow Trump to place an anti-labor member...
Read More »Senate majority leader Sinema caves on the Inflation Reduction Act
One person (Sinema) appears to want to hold the latest attempt to pass some form of the America Rescue bill hostage. A spokesperson for Sinema did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Without her support, Senate Democrats can’t advance the package in the 50-50 Senate over GOP resistance. The party is employing a tactic known as budget reconciliation to avoid a GOP filibuster and pass the bill along party lines.Eliminating carried...
Read More »Stepping Back, in a Posture of Mindful Gratitude
TPM’s Josh Marshall takes on a tour of Krysten Cinema’s future as a Senator from Arizona, calling her a dead senator walking. I think she already knows this and does not give a damn. Six years and out, take your political donations from the drug companies, etc. It is hard for me to imagine she does not already know she has already left the Senate. Rejoice – Kyrsten Sinema’s Political Career is Already Over, TPM, Josh Marshall Amidst all the...
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