Within the Democratic Caucus, Sinema votes more in line with Biden than five of her non-Republican colleagues.
"Nothing will change about my values or my behavior," the Arizona senator told Politico after announcing her switch.
Senator Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a vote on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden speaks during an event with business and labor leaders at the White House complex November 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Senator Kyrsten Sinema speaks during a hearing before Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Sinema, who is serving her first term in the Senate, has long been a pain for her former party. Her moderate voting record and unwillingness to change the filibuster rule have allowed her to wield outsized power in an evenly split Senate and forced Democratic leaders to negotiate for her support on the party's agenda.
However, within the Democratic Caucus, Sinema actually votes more in favor of Biden's legislative goals than five of her colleagues. In addition to Sanders, Sinema votes more in line with Biden than Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jon Tester andManchin, who has been viewed as the other major roadblock for the Democrats, votes with Biden the least at 88 percent of the time.
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