Democrats had barely a few days to enjoy their 51-seat majority in the Senate until Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. The big question now: What does it mean for Democrats?
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema smiles while talking to reporters after leaving the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, Nov. 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.Sinema has already been a key holdout on parts of the president's domestic agenda -- a thorn in the side of progressives.
"I don't think that that's quite accurate," Sinema said. "Folks in Arizona know that I'm not one to go sit in any party's luncheons or talk with them about, you know, the party politics of the day. I haven't done that for years I won't be doing it now," Sinema said. "So the realistic outcome for this is that I'll retain my committees and I'll continue to be an independent voice for Arizona.
Sinema maintained throughout her media rollout Friday that she plans to keep her committees and voting record, insisting that "nothing will change about my values or my behavior." Chuck Schumer makes a gesture to represent the number 'fifty-one', during a news conference held to discuss the expansion of Democrats' majority in the Senate, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Dec. 7, 2022.Schumer had just ticked through the advantages of having a 51-seat majority, flashing a big 5-1 with his fingers and thanking Harris for her work on the Hill, promising she would now have more time for other vice presidential priorities.
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