Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who recently switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent after facing intraparty criticism for her conservative stances, is yet again the subject of criticism for her political work in service of uber-wealthy finance executives.
Sinema’s relationship with Silicon Valley Bank, in particular, has come into focus after its collapse. (Read my take on SVB’s downfall here.)
The Daily Beast’s Michael Daly framed Sinema’s dilemma succinctly, noting Monday: “Whether she’s calling herself a Democrat or an independent, her voting record is the same. And it marks her a shill for the banking industry.”
Sinema’s relationship with Silicon Valley Bank, in particular, has come into focus after its collapse. (Read my take on SVB’s downfall here.)
The Daily Beast’s Michael Daly framed Sinema’s dilemma succinctly, noting Monday: “Whether she’s calling herself a Democrat or an independent, her voting record is the same. And it marks her a shill for the banking industry.”
Kyrsten Sinema's name is all over the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
The Arizona senator helped pass bank deregulation seen as a culprit behind SVB's downfall, and she has accepted thousands of dollars from the bank's PAC.
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