Sen. Sinema Says She Doesn’t ‘Bend to Political Pressure’ Amid Criticism on Transparency

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) speaks during a signing ceremony for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Nov. 15, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Friday said she had been elected to “be a workhorse not a show horse,” as she pushed back against criticism of her negotiating methods regarding legislation.

In an interview with ABC15 Arizona, Sinema, a lead negotiator for the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill, said her focus is now to manage how the legislation will be implemented.