{"id":16118,"date":"2021-09-22T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=16118"},"modified":"2021-09-22T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:38:41","slug":"cronkite-news-sen-sinema-seen-as-key-vote-in-trillion-dollar-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/09\/22\/cronkite-news-sen-sinema-seen-as-key-vote-in-trillion-dollar-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronkite News: Sen. Sinema seen as key vote in trillion-dollar agenda"},"content":{"rendered":" \"Kyrsten<\/a>
A 3-foot ice sculpture of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is displayed at a rally of the Working Families Party. State legislators, national civil rights activists and others gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol to call on Sinema to vote \u201cyes\u201d on President Joe Biden\u2019s plan to boost the economy by cutting taxes and lowering costs for workers and families. Photo by Kevin Hurley \/ Cronkite News<\/figcaption>\r\n
Sinema urged to support Build Back Better spending plan<\/div>\r\n
Wednesday, September 22, 2021<\/div>\r\n
By Nick Scheske<\/div>\r\n
Cronkite News<\/DIV>\r\n
cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A><\/DIV>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nPHOENIX, Arizona — Democrats in the Legislature and activists from the Working Families Party<\/a> met Tuesday at the state Capitol to urge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema<\/a> to take action on President Joe Biden\u2019s Build Back Better agenda.

<\/p>\r\nDolores Huerta<\/a>, the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association<\/a>, was one of many who called upon Sinema to vote yes on Build Back Better<\/a>, which aims to get the American economy back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic by cutting taxes for workers and families; creating clean-energy jobs; and lowering the cost of housing, health care and education for working families. The plan would be funded by raising taxes on wealthy corporations and Americans earning more than $400,000 a year.

<\/p>\r\nOpponents say the plan would trigger huge increases in inflation and that the plan is far too expensive. Right now there is no exact price tag, but the plan is expected to cost taxpayers trillions of dollars.

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Arizona State Rep. Richard Andrade (D-Glendale) speaks to state legislators, national civil rights activists and local groups who gathered for a rally at the Arizona Capitol to call on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to \u201ctake bold action\u201d on President Joe Biden\u2019s plan to help working families. Photo by Kevin Hurley \/ Cronkite News)<\/figcaption>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nSinema has taken heat from fellow Democrats for some of her Senate votes, most notably in March when she gave a thumbs down<\/a> on raising the federal minimum wage to $15. Sinema, who has expressed concern over the size of the plan, met in person<\/a> with Biden to discuss it last week.

<\/p>\r\nTuesday\u2019s rally was the latest in a string of events from activists geared toward Sen. Sinema and Sen. Mark Kelly, who\u2019s also a Democrat.

<\/p>\r\n\u201cWhere are you, Senator Sinema, now that we need you?\u201d Huerta asked. \u201cYou have heard the testimonies here of all the people of Arizona that need you right now. People believed in you. They sent you to Congress, and now it is time for you to act, not only for the people of Arizona but for the people of the United States of America.\u201d

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