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ALL EYES ON SINEMA: The Arizona Senator Still Undecided on Manchin-Schumer Spending Bill

posted by Hannity Staff - 8.01.22

It’s all on Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

According to a report from Fox News, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is, once again, a key vote standing in the way of the Biden Administration’s huge social spending boondoggle. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has already joined his fellow Dems, leaving Sinema a crucial undecided vote.

Washington waits with bated breath.

“Sen. Sinema does not have comment as she’s reviewing the bill text and will need to see what comes out of the parliamentarian process,” a spokesperson for the senator told Fox News Digital Monday.

From Fox News:

With a 50-50 Senate, and Republicans coalescing against the Manchin-Schumer bill, every vote will count for Schumer, D-N.Y., and his bare bones majority to pass it.

That means Washington is waiting with bated breath to see where she comes down on what may be the Democrats’ last and best chance to pass a social spending bill before the midterms. Extending the drama, Sinema’s announcement may not come until later in the week, due to the nature of the parliamentarian process her spokesperson referred to.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough this week will hear arguments from Republicans and Democrats over whether certain parts of the bill comport with the Byrd Rule. That process is called the Byrd Bath.

That rule says, generally, provisions in a reconciliation bill – which is the process Democrats are using to get around the 60-vote filibuster – should affect government spending or revenue.

McDonough will rule on which provisions don’t fit that definition, making them what the rule calls “extraneous matter.” Technically, the Senate could overrule the parliamentarian, but top lawmakers haven’t given any indication they plan to do so.

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