Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: ‘Pathetic’
by Alexander Bolton - 12/13/24 6:00 AM ET
Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block President Biden’s nominee, Lauren McFerran, to serve another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board.
Senate Democrats blasted their votes to sink Biden’s nominee and hand Republicans a major victory as “pathetic” and “disappointing.”
Some angry Democratic senators went even further by saying they’ll be happy when both Sinema and Manchin are finally out of the Senate next year.
“I think people are not sorry to see them go,” said one Democratic senator, who requested anonymity to discuss the lingering resentments over Sinema’s and Manchin’s habit of bucking the party.
Had either Sinema or Manchin voted yes, the nominee would have likely passed 50 to 49 and given Democrats a majority on the agency tasked with safeguarding employees’ rights to organize until 2026.
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