Posted on 07/28/2021 2:53:20 PM PDT by KC_Lion
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) announced Wednesday that she would not support the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget bill after Senate Republicans and Democrats secured a deal for her bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Sinema told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that she does not support such an expensive infrastructure bill. In comparison, her and Republicans’ infrastructure bill costs $1.2 trillion.
“I have also made clear that while I will support beginning this process, I do not support a bill that costs $3.5 trillion — and in the coming months, I will work in good faith to develop this legislation with my colleagues and the administration to strengthen Arizona’s economy and help Arizona’s everyday families get ahead,” Sinema said in a statement.
Sinema’s statement throws off the delicate balance between the two infrastructure bills; many thought that securing Democrat support for the bipartisan bill would also secure her and Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) support the multi-trillion dollar bill, which focuses more on social spending, climate change carveouts, and leftist provisions.
Schumer said Wednesday morning that the Senate could vote to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill as soon as Wednesday night.
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“While bringing both parties together can seem impossible these days, Arizonans elected me to do the hard work,” she said. “Our historic legislation would make the strongest investment in America’s critical infrastructure in a century — creating Arizona jobs, expanding economic opportunities for our state, securing our water future, and protecting our communities from wildfires.”
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“Just send every American $15,000 and let them build their own infrastructure.”
LOL!
I’ve done so much for so long with so little that now I can do anything with nothing!
But $15K WOULD help to build a nice pole shed, or a two-seater outhouse! I’ve already got enough guns and ammo and canned goods. ;)
I trust Rand Paul to not vote for stupid spending bills. can’t think of many others
This is nothing but a procedural vote on Wednesday to move toward formal debate. It does not mean that the bill will pass. Just gives it space for debate which is needed to expose the facts that there is no detail to the bill and how can you vote on it.
I think it might be a good move by the Turtle to get the debate open so the public can see how porked up the bill is.
Yeah...they’ll probably make a few, insignificant changes around the edges and she an Machin can announce their concerns had been addressed.
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