Sinema

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5. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema misses Vice President Kamala Harris' dinner

From: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-kyrsten-sinema-misses-vice-president-kamala-harris-dinner/ar-AAL7fAZ

Harris invited all of the Senate’s 24 female senators — 16 Democrats and eight Republicans — to the U.S. Naval Observatory for the event, which harkened an earlier era where lawmakers put aside their political differences in the name of collegiality.

A spokesperson for Sinema, D-Ariz., did not immediately say why Sinema did not attend the dinner.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., also did not attend the meal, where senators dined on mahi-mahi and strawberry-rhubarb croustades.

Sinema’s absence comes as she is serving as a lead negotiator on bipartisan infrastructure talks in the hopes of striking a deal on an issue central to President Joe Biden and Harris’ agenda.