As Budget Bill Hangs in Limbo, Kyrsten Sinema Heads to Europe
Source: New York Times
Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the moderate Arizona Democrat who has objected to the size and scope of President Bidens sweeping legislative agenda, has been trailed all over the country by progressive activists seeking to pressure her. They have followed her into a bathroom in Arizona, on an airplane and even to the Boston Marathon.
But this week, with the Senate out of session, those activists would have had to travel even farther to press their case with Ms. Sinema in person shes in Europe on a fund-raising trip.
A spokesman for Ms. Sinema said she had participated in fund-raising for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee but declined to say where or provide any additional details. One person briefed on the matter said an event had occurred in Paris. It was not clear whether her trip to Europe was at the urging of the party committee.
The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, is also in Europe this week and headlined a dinner on Wednesday in London, with contribution levels as much as $36,500, according to a copy of an invitation. Ms. Sinemas name does not appear on that invitation.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-fundraising-europe.html
piddyprints
(14,653 posts)Why is any fundraising going on outside our borders? This is so ridiculous!
We are so fucked.
Sabuca
(48 posts)That's her cup of tea. She can get some fancy boots, and scarves and wigs, just like you and me.
ashredux
(2,612 posts)piddyprints
(14,653 posts)Walmart Juniors section. She's way too old to be dressing like a 12-year-old.
piddyprints
(14,653 posts)"high fashion" to me. But what do I know?
And are we paying for this boondoggle?
PatSeg
(47,932 posts)A Valley Girl reject. It is hard to believe that a U.S. senator dresses like that.
SharonAnn
(13,787 posts)piddyprints
(14,653 posts)trollop. Yep, thats the one. Perfect description.
ColinC
(8,379 posts)Wait can I say that? Well I did.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,242 posts)And other Dems are attending. But its an attack on Sinema?
Theres plenty of fundraising to attack her for, but this seems sketch.
Sabuca
(48 posts)?
onecaliberal
(33,107 posts)zanana1
(6,146 posts)Why are Sinema and Manchin described as moderates? They're conservatives.