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Kyrsten Sinema Addresses Democrats Shift on the Filibuster

Kyrsten Sinema criticized several Democratic lawmakers for wanting to filibuster a GOP-backed government spending bill while previously calling for the end of the filibuster.
Sinema highlighted hypocrisy as ten Democrats voted to pass a funding bill despite past opposition to the filibuster.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed outrage at Chuck Schumer's decision to not obstruct the funding bill, calling it a 'huge slap in the face.'
Despite their past calls for abolishing the filibuster, 38 Democrats voted to filibuster a recent government funding bill.

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Denver Gazette

Sinema points out ‘blatant hypocrisy’ from Democrats on filibuster

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Washington Examiner

Sinema points out ‘blatant hypocrisy’ from Democrats on filibuster - Washington Examiner

Ex-independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema called out several of her former Democratic colleagues over their apparent changing stances on eliminating the filibuster. In January 2022, Sinema and then-West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin were the two Democratic senators to prevent the filibuster from being axed, and both maintained their support for the Senate tactic for the entirety of their tenure in the upper chamber of Congress. Under Republican con…

1 day ago·Washington, United States

‘The Hypocrisy Is The Point’: Kyrsten Sinema Is Having The Last Laugh On The Filibuster

Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat turned independent, is having the last laugh about the Senate filibuster.

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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The Free Press (Tampa)

Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Gets Last Laugh On The Filibuster

Former Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who was previously a Democrat, is having the last laugh about her former Democratic colleagues’ attempts to end the filibuster. Sinema torched several far-left congressional Democrats for their hypocrisy on the filibuster following a majority of Senate Democrats attempting to use the filibuster to tank the government funding bill […] Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Gets Last Laugh On The Filibus…

1 day ago·Tampa, United States

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Newsmax

Lawmakers Trade Jabs Over Spending Bill Vote

Independent U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona traded jabs online with New York House Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the new spending bill, or continuing resolution, approved by Congress.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Sinema Calls Out Democrats’ Hypocrisy Over the Filibuster

For years, Democrats have railed against the filibuster, arguing that it undermines democracy by allowing "obstructionists" to block legislation. The post Sinema Calls Out Democrats’ Hypocrisy Over the Filibuster first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

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