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22 Oct 2021, 11:00 am by Paul Caron
Bloomberg, Biden Hunts for Cash to Fund Agenda After Setback on Tax Rates Bloomberg, Democrats Look for Tax Options If They Have to Ditch Rate Hikes Business Insider, Kyrsten Sinema's Resistance to Undoing the Trump Tax Cuts Opens the Door to New Taxes That Could Hit Billionaires Even Harder Business... [read post]
9 Oct 2021, 8:20 am by Tom Smith
And Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are wielding that leverage ruthlessly.But here’s the truly frightening thought for frustrated Democrats: This might be the high-water mark of power they’ll have for the next decade.Democrats are on the precipice of an era without any hope of a governing majority. [read post]
5 Oct 2021, 8:51 am
A young Kyrsten Sinema, the one who didn’t mind calling out Democrats who are more interested in obtaining power than in using it to advance their values.... [read post]
4 Oct 2021, 3:13 am by SHG
Kyrsten Sinema into the women’s room to exercise her right to express her grievance, but it was recorded for all to see and applaud. [read post]
29 Sep 2021, 7:51 am by Kevin Kaufman
Last week, The New York Times reported that in opposing corporate or individual income tax increases, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has pushed other Senate Democrats, such as Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to consider a carbon tax to finance some of the infrastructure package. [read post]
20 Sep 2021, 12:23 pm by Tom Smith
KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-Ariz.) delivered a tough message to President JOE BIDEN at a private meeting Wednesday, we’re told: If the House delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote fails — she won’t be backing a reconciliation bill. [read post]
1 Sep 2021, 11:11 am by Susan Mizner
Kyrsten Sinema has yet to commit support for home and community-based services in the budget reconciliation package. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 10:06 am by Neil H. Buchanan
Could Not Be Reversed," published this morning, demonstrates that D.C. statehood ought to be an easy call, even under the strained logic of filibuster lovers like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, because it could not be reversed by Republicans even after they establish one-party rule. [read post]
30 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Essentially, the Manchin/Sinema position denies the very reason to have a democratic system, because it ignores that we hold elections to allow people to register their desire to change the country’s path (or not). [read post]
29 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
”That was almost three months ago, and the statement was intended to convince Senate Democrats—particular the two most operatic holdouts, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema—to do what is necessary to protect democracy, even if that meant ending or suspending the filibuster to do so.As of this writing, the filibuster stands unchanged, and the prospects of passing federal legislation to protect voting rights and safeguard free and fair elections are remote. [read post]
29 Aug 2021, 6:08 pm by Tom Smith
Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, both of whom apparently love the filibuster more than human rights.Advertisement: University of Wyoming law professor Stephen Feldman, however, thinks now is the perfect time to revive the discussion, arguing that court-packing is a vital necessity to save our democracy. [read post]
13 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal DeJoy Maintains Financial Ties to Former Company as USPS Awards It New $120 Million Contract MSN – Jacob Bogage (Washington Post) | Published: 8/6/2021 The U.S. [read post]
11 Aug 2021, 7:25 am by John Jascob
Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz), the sponsors of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, jointly announced the final bill text after months of negotiations by a group of ten Republican and Democrat senators. [read post]
7 Aug 2021, 4:40 am by SHG
The Democrats, of course, have the slimmest possible Senate vote margin, and the party’s right flank — Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema in particular — made it clear that they did not support eliminating the Senate’s de facto 60 vote requirement for legislation. [read post]