Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won't vote on Biden's 'Build Back Better' package until the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is approved.
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Sinema Won’t Vote On ‘Build Back’ Package Until Infrastructure Bill Approved

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) reportedly told House Democrats she won’t vote for a “Build Back Better” package until the House passes the Senate-approved $1 billion infrastructure bill.

From Reuters:

In a previously unreported online meeting on Wednesday, Sinema and fellow moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said they would not abide by any deadlines adopted by leadership to force votes on the package. The meeting was with a group of at least nine moderate House Democrats, the source said.

The group of House Democrats suggested putting a November deadline for passing the multi-trillion dollar and moving on with the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but Manchin and Sinema rejected that idea, arguing artificial deadlines are a bad idea, the source said.

With the Senate out of session, Ms. Sinema, the Democratic senator from Arizona, has been in Europe on a fund-raising trip.