Sinema still undecided on Manchin social spending bill, will make determination after parliamentarian review
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hasn't announced whether she'll support a Schumer-Manchin reconciliation bill, as Democrats' legislative agenda hangs in the balance.
Sen. Joe Manchin made a deal on a social spending and tax bill with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week, after more than a year of talks. (The Associated Press) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never stopped negotiating a reconciliation deal with Sen. Joe Manchin. Now he hopes Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will supports it too. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Tyler Olson covers politics for Fox News Digital. You can contact him at tyler.olson@fox.com and follow him on Twitter at @TylerOlson1791.
With a 50-50 Senate, and Republicans coalescing against the Manchin-Schumer bill, Democrats will need all of their members present and in favor of the bill for it to pass.
That means Washington is waiting with bated breath to see where she comes down on what may be the Democrats' last and best chance to pass a social spending bill before the midterms. Extending the drama, Sinema's announcement may not come until later in the week, due to the nature of the parliamentarian process her spokesperson referred to.