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Sen. Bernie Sanders accuses Sen. Sinema of ‘sabotage’ after she joins his Independent ‘party’

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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called for the removal of Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema after she recently left the Democrat Party and became an Independent, which is Sanders’ party.

Sanders said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Sinema has “helped sabotage” some of Congress’s most important legislation and said that he would support any Democrat who would run against Sinema.

Sinema was one of few Democrats who has voted against party lines.

Sanders told CNN’s Dana Bash: “She has her reasons. I happen to suspect that it’s probably a lot to do with politics back in Arizona. I think the Democrats are not all that enthusiastic about somebody who helps sabotage some of the most important legislation that protects the interests of working families and voting rights and so forth.”

He added that if Arizona Democrats put someone forward to challenge Sinema as an Independent, he “will take a hard look at” supporting that candidate.

“I support progressive candidates all over this country – people who have the guts to take on special interests,” Sanders said. “I don’t know what’s going to be happening in Arizona – we will see who they nominate.”

Sinema has defended her defection to leave the Democratic party, saying in an interview that aired on Sunday: “I know this is really hard for lots of folks, especially [on Capitol Hill], but what’s important to me is … to not be tethered by the partisanship that dominates politics today.”

She added, “I want to remove some of that … poison from our politics. I want to get back to actually just working on the issues, working together to try and solve these challenges.”

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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