President Joe Biden just wrapped up a visit to Capitol Hill with Dems, vowing to “get this done” while leaving his meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
"I’m telling you, we're going to get this done," Biden says after he and @SpeakerPelosi leave mtg with House Democrats. Pressed on timeline, he adds: "It doesn’t matter when. It doesn’t matter whether its in six minutes, six days or six weeks. We’re going to get it done."
— darlene superville (@dsupervilleap) October 1, 2021
But one person who was not at the meeting, or even in DC, was Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left DC earlier today, two sources tell NBC News.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) October 1, 2021
According to reports, “she’ll negotiate remotely”:
Sen. Sinema is back in Arizona, even as negotiations on Biden's domestic agenda reach a critical stage.
She'll negotiate remotely. https://t.co/kQKvMFjVkw
— Congress Minutes (@politicongress) October 1, 2021
LOL. This earned the seal of approval from New York Republican Claudia Tenney:
.@SenatorSinema is calling the shots from Arizona. Based. https://t.co/cDRj1Vqfna
— Claudia Tenney (@claudiatenney) October 1, 2021
Sinema is reportedly in Arizona for a doctor’s appointment and a fundraiser:
Sinema’s announced reason for returning to Ariz today was for a doctor’s appointment.
But she also has a scheduled fundraising retreat this weekend at a Phx resort
w @jonathanweisman >https://t.co/UJ4xzD8U2V
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 1, 2021
And maybe it doesn’t even matter that she’s in Arizona as Biden doesn’t seem in any rush either:
President Biden on infrastructure deal: “It doesn’t matter whether it’s in 6 minutes, 6 days, or 6 weeks — we’re going to get it done.” pic.twitter.com/vJ9KlnxqPn
— The Recount (@therecount) October 1, 2021
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