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U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is a "traitor" to the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis after reaffirming her assist for the filibuster, a New York Democrat asserted Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman shared his views in a Twitter message by which he retweeted a photograph that Sinema had posted of herself with Lewis, who died in July 2020 at age 80. She had captioned the publish "My hero."
"Hero: a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Traitor: a person who betrays a friend, country, principle, etc.," Bowman wrote.
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"John Lewis is a hero, you [Sinema] are a traitor to his legacy, your constituents and our democracy."
Democrats have been advocating for reducing the 60-vote filibuster threshold to extra simply go their federal voting rights invoice. Biden in a fiery speech on the voting invoice on Tuesday expressed assist for altering the filibuster for the primary time.
Bowman wrote one other tweet about Sinema on Thursday, saying, "When big money takes precedence over the needs of people, it's a problem. Sen. Sinema should stop obstructing progress and help save democracy." He linked the tweet to a Washington Post story that mentioned 5 veterans on her advisory council had give up, accusing her of being one of many "principal obstacles to progress."
Sinema and fellow reasonable Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have taken the brunt of frustration from progressives over Biden’s stalled agenda.
Earlier Thursday, Sinema had defended her stand relating to the filibuster.
"There's no need for me to restate my longstanding support for the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation," Sinema mentioned. "There's no need for me to restate its role in protecting our country from wild reversals of federal policy. This week's harried discussions about Senate rules are but a poor substitute for what I believe could have and should have been a thoughtful public debate at any time over the past year."
Bowman, 45, a progressive, was elected in 2020 to symbolize New York's sixteenth Congressional District, which incorporates components of the Bronx borough of New York Metropolis in addition to components of suburban Westchester County.
Sinema, 45, has been a U.S. senator since January 2019 after beforehand serving within the U.S. Home from Arizona's ninth Congressional District.
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