Democrat Senator Sinema Says She Won’t Switch to Republican Party
Martin Walsh November 18, 2021
One of the most moderate Democrats in the country has been facing enormous pressure of late to switch parties.
During an interview with Politico, Arizona Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema made it clear that she has no plans to switch parties.
“No. Why would I do that?” Sinema told the outlet.
Sinema has faced harsh criticism from Democrats, especially after she and Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin have blocked much of Joe Biden’s agenda.
Sinema and Manchin have stood firm against some of the more radical proposals, including a bill that would have cost $3 trillion and had no Republican support.
Sinema told Politico that she will not bow to the idea that each party should always be unified.
“I’ve been concerned at the push that happens in both parties, this push to have no disagreements. To only have unity or to only speak with one voice. And some will say, ‘Oh, that is our strength,’” she told Politico. “Having some disagreement is normal. It is real, it is human. And it’s an opportunity for us as mature beings to work through it.”
“How many times have we heard that bipartisanship isn’t possible anymore or that important policy can only happen on a party line? This legislation proves the opposite, and the senators who negotiated this legislation showed how to get things done,” Sinema told the bill signing ceremony on Monday.
Just before signing it, Biden said it was “proof that despite the cynics Democrats and Republicans can come together and deliver results.”
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