The US Democratic Party has inaugurated a legislative “spoiler”: Senator Sinema has announced his conversion to independent status
December 10 Financial Associated Press News (Editor Zhao Hao)On Friday (December 9), local time, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (Kyrsten Sinema) announced on social media that she would change her party from the Democratic Party to an independent, or negatively impact the two parties in the Senate .Layout has an impact.
Sinema said that because Arizonans reject partisan politics, she has decided to “break away from Washington’s broken partisan system” and formally register as an independent senator from Arizona.
In a video statement, Sinema acknowledged knowing his approach was rare in Washington and could upset supporters in the state on both sides of the aisle, “but it was a way to get lasting results for Arizona.”
(Source: Senator Sinema Twitter)
Or complicate the Democrats’ legislative agenda
The timing of Sinema’s transition towards independence is delicate. On Tuesday (December 6), just three days ago, Georgia’s Democratic Senate nominee Warnock defeated the Republican nominee, giving Democrats a total of 51 Senate votes, ahead of Republicans’ 49 votes, and taking control of the Senate. .
At the time, many media believed that the 51-49 Senate structure would weaken the influence of West Virginia centrist Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (Joe Manchin) and ultimately make President Biden’s administration and legislation smoother in the Congress.
But Sinema’s “rebellion” could complicate the Democratic Party’s legislative agenda over the next two years.
However, as an independent, Sinema still plans to have discussions with other Democratic senators, such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Maine Sen. Angus King, administration officials said.
He has repeatedly stalled key issues with Manchin
Since the 2020 US presidential election, Sinema and Joe Manchin have often been seen as centrist Democratic senators who have at times opposed key Democratic legislative priorities, giving them a huge role in shaping Democratic decision-making.
Last year, under the obstruction of Manchin and Sinema, the $150 billion Clean Power Performance Plan (CEPP) that the White House had hoped for was stalled before COP 26. Biden, who went to the meeting “empty-handed,” was questioned and other Americans. The president also “speaks but doesn’t do.”
In August, Sinema almost single-handedly blocked several tax hikes proposed in the Inflation Cut Act. Ultimately, the bill retained only a 15 percent corporate tax on companies with annual profits exceeding $1 billion, and a 1% excise duty on buybacks of treasury shares. ‘
However, overall, Sinema will continue to support the position of Democrats in the Senate most of the time. The polling site noted that she voted for Biden’s legislation 93% of the time.
