Kyrsten Sinema received the legal maximum of donations from several known GOP donors

[CousinIT]

https://www.businessinsider.com/kyrsten-sinema-received-max-donations-from-gop-donors-2021-10

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, received the maximum donation allowed by law by several longtime GOP donors, according to a campaign fundraising report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

According to the FEC data, first reported by Mother Jones, Sinema raised $1.1 million between July and September this year, about the same amount she raised in previous fundraising cycles, according to the report, despite growing frustration among Arizona Democrats.

Included in the FEC disclosure are several GOP donors who have previously supported efforts to elect former President Donald Trump and to help Republicans get the majority in the Senate. The maximum individual contribution limit is $2,900 per election, with a maximum of $5,800 in a two-year period, according to FEC guidelines.

Among those who made the maximum donation was Minnesota billionaire Stan Hubbard, who regularly donates to the RNC and supported Scott Walker and eventually Trump's campaign for president through donations to a super PAC, Mother Jones reported.

Jimmy Haslam, the owner of the Cleveland Brown's and Pilot truck stops, and his wife, Susan, individually donated the maximum legal amount to Sinema on September 30, Mother Jones reported, citing the FEC data. According to the report, Haslam has given at least $425,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC associated with Sen. Mitch McConnell that works to elect Republicans in the Senate.

Other GOP donors who backed Sinema include Marc Rowan, the CEO of the private equity firm Apollo who backed Trump's failed bid for reelection, and his wife, Carolyn, who individually donated the maximum legal limit. Private equity executive Anthony De Nicola, who also has backed the Senate Leadership Fund, also donated the maximum legal limit to Sinema, according to Mother Jones.

[Faux pas]

1. Too

bad I can't say what I want to say about her here, I'm thinking it really hard though

[elleng]

2. DITTO!

She can't possibly spend all that on her wardrobe, can she???

[Faux pas]

4. Lol

I'm sure she has bigger plans for all that dough. There have been a lot of trickster politicians pretending to be one thing when they're really another in the last few years. It's disgustipating!

[SheltieLover]

3. This should not be allowed.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. One can only wonder what they want from her. . .

[George II]

15. What are you implying? She received 65% of her contributions from within Arizona. There are....

...some Representatives who have received less than 20% of their contributions from within their home states and even worse, less than 10% from within their own districts.

[jalan48]

6. This should make the "support Democrats" crowd happy.

[Budi]

7. No Democrat is"happy" with her, but we''d beA LOT less "happy" with McConnell as our Sen Maj Leader

THAT is the only benefit.
And it'd be appropriate here, to not mock those who 'Support The Democrats' on a Democratic Board.
We have the Senate Majority & now the Senate Committee leaders are Democrats.

That's not nothing.

[George II]

10. Having two Democratic Senators from Arizona does make me happy. What do you mean by...

....the "support Democrats" crowd? Something wrong with supporting Democrats?

[Bristlecone]

8. Legalized bribery. Our political system is for sale every day

[George II]

9. What your point? Have you looked at the contributors of other Democratic elected officials?

At least with Sinema more than 80% of her contributions were itemized, unlike others, so we know where they came from.

And 65% of her itemized contributions came from inside Arizona, again unlike others.

[CousinIT]

11. "Other" Democratic elected officials AFAIK, are not obstructing Biden/Dem agenda

in direct and obvious corroboration with the donations they're receiving. ALL other Democrats are united on BBB except Manchin, Sinema (and she FLAUNTS her donations and the fact that they directly correlate to her obstruction).

SO...there's THAT.

[George II]

12. That's simply not true. Has she ever voted against the bill(s)? Has she ever objected to any bills..

...coming up for a vote? Has she ever voted against any bills that support Biden's agenda?

No, no, and no.

On the other hand, other Democrats HAVE voted against Biden's agenda, repeatedly.

I won't go into the details, but you can find them here:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/

Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?

[CousinIT]

13. She voted AGAINST $15/hr min wage, will OPPOSE Medicare Rx negotiation

and raising taxes on billionaires. She has SAID these things repeatedly. She is OBSTRUCTING BBB based on all of this and it's directly tied to her fundraising.

WHERE have YOU been?

[George II]

14. She didn't vote "against" $15/hr minimum wage, she voted against improperly including it....

...in the relief package back in March. The vote was not for/against the $15/hr minimum wage, it was a vote "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 972 )"

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00074

The vote failed 58-42, which means it actually lost by 18 votes (60 votes were required for passage)

The Parliamentarian had previously ruled that including it in that bill violated Senate rules. Six other Democratic Senators (including BOTH Senators from Biden's home state of Delaware) and the other Independent, Angus King, also voted against it. If it was included the entire relief package would have failed.

Members of Democratic caucus who voted Nay were:

Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Hassan (D-NH)
King (I-ME)
Manchin (D-WV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
Tester (D-MT)

Why aren't you railing against any of those other seven?

Now, that was six months ago. Why hasn't Senator Sanders reintroduced that provision as a standalone bill yet?

As for your other points, she "will" oppose this, she "will" oppose that....fact is she hasn't voted against any of those.

Finally, where have I been? I've been off educating myself about Senate rules, reconciliation, the votes in the Senate, and the reasons why Senators voted for or against particular bills and amendments.

You?

[lapucelle]

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