{"id":524266,"date":"2022-12-09T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-sinemas-party-switch-means-for-the-senate\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:49:51","slug":"what-sinemas-party-switch-means-for-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-sinemas-party-switch-means-for-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Sinema\u2019s party switch means for the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27a0a3da6e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27a0a3da6e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-sinemas-party-switch-means-for-the-senate\/#What_Sinemas_party_switch_means_for_the_Senate\" >What Sinema\u2019s party switch means for the Senate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Sinemas_party_switch_means_for_the_Senate\"><\/span>What Sinema\u2019s party switch means for the Senate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sinemakirsten_112922gn3_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The reverberations from Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s (Ariz.) announcement on Friday that she has left the Democratic Party and is now an Independent are being felt across the political spectrum but especially in the Senate itself, where lawmakers are evaluating how her decision will change the dynamics of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Raphael Warnock\u2019s (Ga.) runoff victory on Tuesday gave Democrats an anticipated 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, with the one extra vote handing them a significant advantage over the current 50-50 split that ranges from subpoena power to the ability to move nominees through committees more swiftly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>That bit of breathing room lasted a grand total of two days, with Sinema\u2019s official independence creating potential issues for Democratic leadership \u2014 and especially Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) \u2014\u00a0in their quest to keep the conference united and continue to move President Biden\u2019s agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the start of a two-year-long headache for Sen. Schumer,\u201d said Jim Manley, a former top aide to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) \u201cI don\u2019t envy what he is going to have to do to keep on board with the Democratic agenda, but as long as he keeps open the line of communication, it could work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That work began on Thursday, when Schumer agreed to allow Sinema to keep her committee assignments, saying that will in turn allow Democrats to keep much of their newly gained power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKyrsten is independent; that\u2019s how she\u2019s always been. I believe she\u2019s a good and effective Senator and am looking forward to a productive session in the new Democratic majority Senate,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cWe will maintain our new majority on committees, exercise our subpoena power, and be able to clear nominees without discharge votes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinema won\u2019t be the only Independent senator Democrats rely upon. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) have reliably caucused with Democrats for years.<\/p>\n<p>And Sinema says she will continue to vote and operate as she has in recent years, for better or, in the eyes of some on the left for worse. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-congress-votes\/\">According to FiveThirtyEight<\/a>, the Arizona senator has voted with President Biden 93.1 percent of the time \u2014 more than five other Democratic senators.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>That in itself is in contrast to others who have changed parties or dropped affiliation in recent memory. Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (N.J.), who was elected as a moderate Democrat, switched parties in 2019 and has voted with the GOP ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinema said on Friday that she would not caucus with Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing will change about my values or my behavior,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/09\/sinema-arizona-senate-independent-00073216\">she told\u00a0Politico<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The first round of remarks from top Democrats also indicates they don\u2019t anticipate much of a systematic change either. The White House said in a statement it has \u201cevery reason to expect\u201d that President Biden and other officials \u201cwill continue to work successfully with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others in the upper chamber concurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSen. Sinema has always had an independent streak,\u201d Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told CNN. \u201cI don\u2019t believe this is going to shake things up quite like everyone thinks. \u2026 Chuck Schumer is still the majority leader, and we will still be able to get a great number of the things done that we want to get done.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSen. Sinema has been an independent in all intents and purposes,\u201d Klobuchar continued, noting that the Arizona senator doesn\u2019t usually go to the weekly caucus luncheon \u201cexcept for rare moments where she\u2019s advocating for something she cares about. That\u2019s not going to change either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For two years, Sinema has been a thorn in the side of Democrats when it comes to passing the most ambitious items of the party\u2019s agenda. She, in particular, came under fire from progressive forces in the party for her opposition to the Democratic effort to pass the Build Back Better blueprint, a multibillion-dollar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> spending package that was at the center of Biden\u2019s wish list, and to weakening the legislative filibuster in order to deal with voting rights legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Sinema has gone so far as to say the 60-vote threshold should be reinstated for all nominations, including at the judicial and administration levels.<\/p>\n<p>But she has also been instrumental in negotiating and passing a number of items that have made it to Biden\u2019s desk, including the bipartisan infrastructure law and the gun safety legislation that passed following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Sinema also ended up supporting the Inflation Reduction Act, the slimmed-down version of the original Build Back Better plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The White House rattled off that list in its own statement about Sinema\u2019s switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as she votes next year to allow the Democrats to take control of the Senate, the rest of the stuff will fall in line,\u201d Manley added.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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