Kyrsten Sinema

To “have one pivotal senator undecided leaves us all holding our breath,” said one climate bill advocate.

She was even censured earlier this year by the Arizona Democratic Party for her opposition to eliminating the Senate filibuster. But, he added, “it’s not done until the president gives away the pens.” She’ll make her own decision based on the contents.” The massive legislation also aims to raise $739 billion through tax and prescription drug reforms. “As someone who had a front-row seat as previous years’ climate change bills blew up in spectacular fashion, this is something that a lot of folks have been waiting for for a long time,” said Jim Manley, a Democratic strategist who was an aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2010, when House-passed climate legislation died in the Senate. We just cannot put this off.”

There's simply no excuse for her or any other lawmaker who purports to care about economic justice to oppose it or eliminating the carried interest ...

The theory that some of the new 15 percent minimum tax on corporations would be passed on to employees and to shareholders doesn’t change the reality that the bulk of the burden would fall on the richest and the bulk of the benefit would redound to those worse off: whether it comes as help affording medicine or health care or as an investment in slowing global warming. And she shouldn’t sink it because she opposes closing the carried interest loophole. This giveaway is so valuable that many have it to thank for the bulk of their fortunes.

Arizona Sen. Sinema wasn't included during talks between Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about the climate, health and tax ...

According to NBC News, Sinema has previously greenlighted most provisions on this spending bill when they appeared in the Biden administration's framework from October 2021. “I know this has been something that Sen. Sinema had concerns about. “When she looks at the bill and sees the whole spectrum of what we’re doing and all of the energy we’re bringing in — all of the reduction of prices and fighting inflation by bringing prices down, by having more energy — hopefully, she will be positive about it,” Manchin said. Among Sinema's top contributors, $2.7 million came from securities and investment, according to OpenSecrets. But the West Virginian senator wasn't the only one the Democrats had to woo. Sinema's vote will be critical in the 50-50 Senate. She's also considered tough to negotiate with.

Senate Democrats are growing more anxious over maverick Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (D-Ariz.) five-day silence on a sweeping proposal to reform the tax code, ...

“Sen. Sinema has always been — in the time that I’ve known her — someone who’s going to do her due diligence,” he said. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. She’ll come to her own conclusion,” he said. “She has a spine of steel. “Manchin’s leverage comes from the fact that he’s way above replacement value in West Virginia — not true of Sinema and Arizona.” “All previous frustrations will be excused in the short term.” “I think it may have been a little different if they had largely struck a deal that largely reflected what everyone knew Sen. Sinema supported at the end of last year.” In Arizona, many think Sinema could be vulnerable to a more liberal primary opponent. “She has a lot in this bill. “Kyrsten is a friend of mine. “Reducing inflation, lowering drug prices [and] fighting climate change are core priorities.” “The question that I have and what has confused me about Sen. Schumer’s strategy is not necessarily whether and when to loop her [in]. What perplexes me more is the idea that he would knowingly and — in my mind — somewhat randomly add in a tax policy provision that was not in the House bill, was not in the White House framework, and that he knew she had substantive concerns and questions about,” he said.

Manchin also acknowledged shutting her and other Democratic senators out of the delicate negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, which yielded a ...

In addition, it also contains a wide range of clean energy tax credits meant to transition the US off fossil fuels. Carried interest is the share of profits that hedge-fund managers receive from making lucrative investments. Now, Manchin is tasking himself with swaying Sinema, who hasn't commented publicly on the deal that he struck with Schumer. He unveiled it Wednesday through a statement, catching many Democrats by complete surprise. It's also possible that Sinema demands changes to a 15% corporate minimum tax to scale it back. "She has a lot in this bill. Without Sinema's vote, Senate Democrats can't approve the bill using budget reconciliation, a tactic that requires unanimity among all 50 senators to sidestep GOP opposition.

WASHINGTON — Now that Sen. Joe Manchin is on board with a $433 billion tax and climate bill, Democrats, Republicans and the private equity industry all are ...

Eliminating carried interest is a relatively small change dollar-wise in the context of the $739 billion in tax provisions in the bill. But it does impose a minimum tax on corporations and eliminates the carried interest break, which has led to heavy pressure from Republicans and industry. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. It would only raise about $14 billion additional tax dollars over the course of the decade. “Self-determination is the one consistency to her seemingly unique style of decision making.” While the bill doesn’t directly increase taxes on low and middle-income households, Congress’ official tax estimators found that some taxpayers would indirectly bear some of the corporate tax hikes. The senator hasn’t publicly explained the reasoning for her stance on carried interest. But in the past she’s indicated that she doesn’t support eliminating the carried interest break. “I might see her on the floor.” Manchin didn’t comment as he left the Senate chamber. But with his role in pulling together this latest bill, Sinema becomes the pivotal vote. That larger bill later died when Manchin came out against it.

The Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic party's flagship domestic policy vehicle, has support from Joe Manchin and every Democratic Senator except ...

Sinema now faces a choice between preserving whatever remains of her chances of political survival and sustaining her alliance with the network of wealthy allies she has built. The dilemma facing Sinema is captured by a recent poll by the left-leaning firm Data for Progress. It finds Sinema has just a 42 percent approval rating in her state, against a 48 percent disapproval one. Does she plan to remain in the Democratic Party at all? The exception is a proposal to close the carried-interest tax loophole. The composition of her approval is far more grim than its overall level. The original plan Biden campaigned and won on called for several trillion dollars in higher taxes on the rich.

She's unlikely to say anything in public about her party's $700 billion-plus energy, tax and health care bill — until it comes to the floor.

Thune said Sinema is taking a “pretty hard stand” against that portion of the bill. That could still be a useful political exercise for Democrats, challenging Republicans to vote on the floor to block the insulin provision. Warnock is up for reelection this fall, and Democrats are eager to emphasize their fight to lower drug prices on the campaign trail. After that comes 20 hours of debate and then an unlimited “vote-a-rama” on amendments, all of which require just a simple majority to pass. The legislation would impose a 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations, increase IRS enforcement and lower prescription drug prices to bring in an estimated $739 billion in revenue. Days after Manchin blindsided most colleagues by cutting his deal with Schumer, GOP senators are racking their brains behind the scenes to see if they can foul it up. Sinema is reluctant to publicly endorse the bill in part because it has not been OK’d by the chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian and may still change. Still, the carried interest tax provision was not in December’s more expensive version of the Democrats-only bill that Sinema had generally signed off on. Manchin said he planned to talk to Sinema on Tuesday afternoon, telling West Virginia radio host Hoppy Kercheval that “this is everything Kyrsten agreed to in December … she’s the one who kept saying, no new taxes.” Schumer indicated Democrats will try to add legislation addressing sky-high insulin costs. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) declined to address his own conversations with Sinema but touted the bill’s health care and climate provisions. While all of Washington waits on the Arizona Democrat, her previous treatment of high-profile issues shows she’s unlikely to make any statement about how she sees the deal written by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — at least until it’s on the floor.

On Thursday Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., announced they had struck a $433 billion deal to attack climate change ...

When Sinema and Manchin didn’t go along for the ride, the Democrats trained their fury on these two moderate holdouts. In Arizona, the Democratic Party censured her. That means trying to spend trillions of dollars of all Americans’ money on only Democratic initiatives. And how do they show it? With threats and insults. By refusing to play the scorched earth game of modern Democrats, by reaching across the aisles in a divided America and impressing independents and Republicans, Kyrsten Sinema has options. Since you have some time why not put together a live in-person town hall? That resulted in some of the most vile abuse in memory of an American politician, from expletives on social media to cameras following Sinema into a public restroom. He hoped he might talk to her at Monday evening’s vote on a judicial nominee, but according to The Hill, “Sinema only ducked into the chamber for a few seconds to cast her vote and then abruptly left, leaving colleagues no time to lobby her.” But her people did. I know you are out of practice. “Hi @SenatorSinema this seems like a very heavy decision to make without input from constituents.