Democrats are seeking to pass a sweeping climate, health care and tax package that will require support from all 50 senators on their side of the aisle, putting a spotlight on Sen. Sinema.
opposed to a provision in the deal Manchin cut with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: closing the so-called carried interest tax loophole that helps wealthy private equity and hedge fund managers pay lower taxes.
“I don’t do Sinema stuff,” added Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, though he added that Democrats are on a roll and"kicking butt" passing important bills this summer. Other Democrats are fighting to preserve the tax provision addressing carried interest, though they haven't said it would be a dealbreaker if that language gets stripped out. The provision would raise $14 billion in revenue — a drop in the bucket compared to the broader package.
But Sinema was active lobbying colleagues on Thursday. She chatted up Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Todd Young of Indiana, Rob Portman of Ohio and other Republicans on the Senate floor as she whipped GOP support for a confirmation vote on one of her Arizona constituents, Roopali Desai, to be a federal appellate court judge for the Ninth Circuit.
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