All eyes on Kyrsten Sinema as Democrats look to clinch key climate deal – live

Kyrsten Sinema was among the reasons why Joe Biden’s marquee spending package, Build Back Better, did not pass last year. The massive bill would have spent money on fighting climate change and poverty, creating more affordable housing and potentially even changing the immigration system. But with Republicans opposed, Democrats needed every single one of their 50 votes in the Senate to get it passed, and Sinema resisted increasing corporate taxes to pay for it. Negotiators couldn’t find a…