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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday ripped into Sen. Kyrsten Sinema after the Arizona senator announced she changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent.
“Not once in this long soliloquy does Sinema offer a single concrete value or policy she believes in,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter in response to a two-minute long video Sinema posted on Friday morning laying out her decision.
“She lays out no goals for Arizonans, no vision, no commitments,” the New York Democrat continued. “It’s ‘no healthcare, just vibes’ for Senate.”
Ocasio-Cortez joins a number of Democrats who criticized Sinema on Friday over her bombshell decision to leave the party and register as an independent. The Arizona Democratic Party blasted the first-term senator, saying in a statement that her “party registration means nothing if she continues not to listen to her constituents.”
Sinema’s announcement comes after Democrats expanded their Senate majority in the midterm elections, allowing the party to move more quickly on legislation and nominations. Since President Joe Biden took office, Sinema has faced attacks from members of her party over her policy positions that have at times halted Democrats’ agenda in the 50-50 Senate.
