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Kyrsten Sinema criticized over exaggerated hand gesture and down-voting $15 minimum wage

By Mica Soellner
Published March 6, 2021 3:08am ET
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Kyrsten Sinema criticized over exaggerated hand gesture and down-voting $15 minimum wage
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., ask questions of the panel during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on conditions at the Southern border, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing criticism for a thumbs-down gesture she made while indicating her stance against a $15 minimum wage.

The Arizona Democrat appeared to give a strong thumbs-down to her nay vote on the federal minimum wage increase in the coronavirus relief bill, joining seven other Democrats and all Republicans to block the push.

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