Two moderate Democratic senators on Tuesday announced their support for a congressionally-appointed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Calling the events of that day “horrific,” Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said that a bipartisan commission to probe what happened “is a critical step to ensuring our nation never has to…
Democrat Senators Urge Biden to Reimburse Arizona for National Guard Troops at Border
Two Democrat senators on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to reimburse their state for sending National Guard personnel to the border to help deal with the immigration crisis. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, announced this week he is sending up to 250 Guardsmen to the border to deal with the surge in illegal…
Sen. Sinema: Change Senators’ Behavior Instead of Axing Filibuster
One of the few Senate Democrats against eliminating the filibuster said this week that she feels lawmakers should change their behavior instead of changing the body’s rules. “When you have a place that’s broken and not working, and many would say that’s the Senate today, I don’t think the solution is to erode the rules,”…
Arizona Attorney General Urges Sinema, Kelly to Reject H.R. 1
Arizona’s attorney general this week implored the state’s two U.S. senators to vote no on H.R. 1, a massive election reform bill that the House of Representatives recently approved. “Public servants have no duty more sacred than protecting the peoples’ right to vote while maintaining the integrity of elections. As the chief legal officer for…
Sen. Sinema Pushes Back on Criticism of Her Thumbs-Down ‘No’ Vote on Minimum Wage Hike
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending her dramatic “thumbs-down” vote on her party’s bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, with a spokesperson of her office dismissing criticism over the gesture as sexist. Sinema sparked social media backlash for the manner in which she joined the Senate Republicans and a handful of…
Sinema Rejects Criticism of Her Thumbs-Down ‘No’ Vote on Minimum Wage Measure
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending her dramatic “thumbs-down” vote on her party’s bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, with a spokesperson of her office dismissing criticism over the gesture as sexist. Sinema sparked social media backlash for the manner in which she joined Senate Republicans and a handful of her…
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