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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch McConnell: Democrats need more moderates like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is a Democrat, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had high praise for her anyway when he hosted her Monday at his alma mater, the University of Louisville.
"I've only known Kyrsten for four years, but she is, in my view ... the most effective first-term senator I've seen," he said as he introduced her at an event held by the McConnell Center, which he founded over 30 years ago along with university officials.
"She is, today, what we have too few of in the Democratic Party: A genuine moderate and a dealmaker," said McConnell, a longtime Republican who earned a reputation for partisan obstruction during former President Barack Obama's administration.
He said Sinema has been "right in the middle of, if not the principal leader of" negotiations that resulted in bipartisan legislation passed during President Joe Biden's term, including a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan and the first big gun reform bill to become federal law since 1994. (McConnell voted for both proposals.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-more-moderates-124912109.html
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,031 posts)Walleye
(31,035 posts)The turtle never really believes anything he says.
mitch96
(13,923 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,226 posts)He can flip our senate majority with his checkbook.
Lovie777
(12,313 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)peppertree
(21,650 posts)I hear Jimmy Chao needs more cocaine barges - for instance.
intrepidity
(7,331 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)The lecturing coming from him is quite rich, considering what kind of person gets elected as a republican these days.
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)like............................
ornotna
(10,805 posts)Before you worry about the speck in ours.
Turbineguy
(37,361 posts)Democrats need more Republicans.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,497 posts)The Republican Party needs more moderates like Kyrsten Sinema.
samsingh
(17,600 posts)onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)Retire her to some hedge fund soon. I hope lady karma finds her.
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