“The White House on Friday downplayed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party as unlikely to affect the Biden administration’s relationship with the Arizona centrist,” Politico reports.
Said a statement: “Sen. Sinema has been a key partner on some of the historic legislation President Biden has championed over the last 20 months. We have every reason to expect that we will continue to work successfully with her.”
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