Tag Archives: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

On Saturday, leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party voted to censure Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema after she, along with West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin blocked changes to the filibuster that would have cleared the way for voting rights legislation. In a statement released, ADP said that last fall, its state …

Senate Republicans once again blocked a pair of voting rights bills in a Wednesday evening procedural vote, holding firm in their opposition to a top priority of President Joe Biden and prompting Democrats to take up filibuster reform – even without full party support. In an expected loss, Democrats failed to …

Barbara Rodriguez, Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th The abortion rights group NARAL said Tuesday it will no longer back candidates who don’t support Democratic efforts to pass federal voting rights legislation, just hours after the similarly aligned Emily’s List said it will pull its endorsement of U.S. Sen. …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Monday that the Senate is prepared to debate changes on the filibuster rule if Republicans continue to block the advancement of voting rights legislation. In a letter to other senators, the New York Democrat set a deadline of Jan. 17, Martin Luther King …

On Tuesday, Congressional Democrats announced they had agreed on a plan to overhaul prescription drug pricing in the country. “Fixing prescription drug prices consistently has been a top issue for Americans year after year,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a news conference. “We’ve heard this from people across …

Last week, President Joe Biden signed the Consider Teachers Act into law. The bill, co-led by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), will correct a problem with the TEACH Grant Program that has caused thousands of teachers to …

The Senate on Tuesday passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure bill in a 69-30 vote. The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act puts $110 billion into roads, bridges, and other major projects, $66 billion into passenger and freight rail, $65 billion into broadband, $55 billion into water systems, and $39 billion into …

A group of bipartisan senators unveiled the text of a bipartisan infrastructure proposal on Sunday night that aims over the next eight years to revitalize U.S. roads, public transit, ports, the electric grid and clean drinking water and wastewater systems, as well as Internet access. The 2,702-page bill, the Infrastructure …

A group of bipartisan lawmakers tapped by President Joe Biden announced Thursday that they had reached an infrastructure deal to present to Congress. The group of 10 Democrats and Republicans said they had reached an agreement on a “realistic, compromise framework to modernize our nation’s infrastructure and energy technologies” and …

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was part of the American Rescue Plan that passed in March. It provided $26.8 billion to businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, over 362,000 businesses applied for $75 billion in assistance in less than a month. The fund got 3 times as many requests as …

President Joe Biden said this week that Vice President Kamala Harris would be taking point on voting rights for his administration. The move, announced during remarks at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Okla., to recognize the 100th anniversary of the city’s race massacre, puts into Harris’ portfolio a policy …

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the Biden-era transportation mask mandate. Airline officials and politicians joined flight attendants in calling for an extension of the Transportation Security Administration mandate to wear face masks in U.S. airports and on all flights. The mandate was enacted to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The …

For the second time, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending the historic bill to the Senate on a party-line vote. “We look forward to a swift vote in the Senate on this essential legislation,” House Speaker Nancy …