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Sinema called out Democratic leaders for their 'inexcusable' failure to hold a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. She said the canceled vote was 'deeply disappointing.'
The Senate, in a brief Saturday session, sent a short-term reauthorization of highway programs to President Biden's desk after hopes of a quick vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill stalled in the House.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Saturday tore into House Democrats over what she described as an “inexcusable” failure to hold a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill -- a move she said betrays the trust of the American people.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday accused Democratic leadership of "letting the radical left run Capitol Hill" after a bipartisan infrastructure bill stalled in the House amid demands from the far-left wing of the Democratic caucus that a $3.5 trillion spending package be passed first.
We can negotiate from there. we cannot negotiate when we're not aware of the concerns on the other side. >> why these timelines in place? you talk about the october 31st deadline. first it was september 27th. now october 31st. there were deadlines before that as well. that kind of puts -- that puts the democrats in a tough spot. why impose these arbitrary deadlines versus just getting the job done? >> well, deadlines create accountability. and it's important to communicate the speaker's communicating her expectations to her caucus. that we're going to aim to pass both bills by october 31st. an...