Sinema says Gov. Ducey doesn't have the time or interest to speak to her about coronavirus pandemic
Sinema says Ducey doesn't have 'the time or interest' to speak to her about coronavirus pandemic
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., said Tuesday she hasn't spoken with Gov. Doug Ducey about the state's deteriorating COVID-19 situation, saying he and his health director "may not have the time or interest" to discuss the rising hospitalizations with her.
"The director of the Department of Health Services and the governor have chosen to run a program that they feel is appropriate for Arizona, and have indicated they may not have the time or the interest to spend a lot of time with me on the phone," the Arizona Democrat said in an interview with "The Gaydos and Chad Show" on KTAR-FM (92.3 FM).
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Sinema's blunt assessment came on a day when the state once again set records for new cases and hospitalizations. She went on to rip Ducey's remarks last week that the state's hospitals had capacity for treating far more coronavirus cases.
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"I don't think it makes sense to design your policy based on whether or not there are enough hospital beds for people to die in," she said. "I think we should be designing our policy about how do we reduce the spread, so fewer people are dying, fewer people are in the hospitals and fewer people are contracting the virus. That should be our focus. And we can do that while also safely reopening our businesses and our economy."
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"I want every Arizonan to be able to have the medical care and comfort and resources necessary, and today we are able to provide that," the Republican governor said in a defensive news conference on Thursday. Ducey pushed back against what he maintained was an incorrect national image of the state struggling to manage the virus.
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BTW Senator Sinema is hotter than Mitch McConnell
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