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   Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema blasted fellow Democrats for not passing a   
   bipartisan infrastructure proposal Saturday afternoon after the House of   
   Representatives failed to vote on the act.   
      
   A key obstacle to those attempting to pass a massive spending package,   
   Sinema said the House's failure to vote on the bill was "inexcusable and   
   deeply disappointing for communities across our country." The delay, aimed   
   at mollifying progressives who refuse to back the proposal without   
   reaching an agreement on a companion bill that would provide trillions of   
   dollars for social services, cost the United States "millions of good   
   paying jobs," the Arizona Democrat said.   
      
   "My vote belongs to Arizona, and I do not trade my vote for political   
   favors — I vote based only on what is best for my state and the country,"   
   she tweeted. "I have never, and would never, agree to any bargain that   
   would hold one piece of legislation hostage to another."   
      
   Sinema slammed members of her own party for their "ineffective stunt to   
   gain leverage over a separate proposal," saying she has "never, and would   
   never, agree to any bargain that would hold one piece of legislation   
   hostage to another."   
      
   "Good-faith negotiations, however, require trust. Over the course of this   
   year, Democratic leaders have made conflicting promises that could not all   
   be kept — and have, at times, pretended that differences of opinion within   
   our party did not exist, even when those disagreements were repeatedly   
   made clear directly and publicly. Canceling the infrastructure vote   
   further erodes that trust," she said. "More importantly, it betrays the   
   trust the American people have placed in their elected leaders and denies   
   our country crucial investments to expand economic opportunities."   
      
   After a week of arguments, Democratic leaders delayed the vote on the   
   infrastructure bill due to progressives' refusal to support the measure   
   without reaching an agreement on a separate social and climate change   
   bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed the vote, originally scheduled   
   for Thursday night, when it became clear the party did not have the   
   support required for passage.   
      
   President Joe Biden remains determined to get both bills passed, the White   
   House said Saturday, despite reports that the president's Friday visit to   
   Capitol Hill ended without budging target lawmakers.   
      
   Pelosi ordered a deadline of Oct. 31 to pass the infrastructure bill in a   
   letter Saturday, but she urged the House to pass it even sooner "to get   
   the jobs out there."   
      
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