白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基周三否认了总统的说法乔·拜登在此期间，我批评了弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员乔·曼钦和亚利桑那州民主党参议员基尔斯顿·西内马前一天的评论在塔尔萨，当他说两个参议院民主党人和共和党人投票比他们自己的政党多的时候。
同时警告说，他所谓的“对我们民主的真正前所未有的攻击”目前正在政治斗争中发生投票权拜登借此机会回应了他在电视上看到的关于他未能推动立法的批评，并抨击了温和派参议员，尽管他没有点名。
“‘拜登为什么不完成这件事?’"拜登周二问道。"因为拜登实际上在众议院只有4票的多数，在参议院只有1票，参议院有两名议员和我的共和党朋友投票更多。"
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这是一个罕见的表演公众对民主党同僚的不满。
周三，普萨基被要求解释这些评论是从哪里来的，以及为什么总统“觉得有必要召集自己的政党成员”。
“首先我要说，如果参议员曼钦和参议员西内马今天和我站在一起——他们总是受欢迎的——他们会喊出自己的独立条纹。这是我认为他们都引以为豪的事情，”普萨基说。
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普萨基接着说，拜登只是简单地评论了电视分析缺乏复杂性——总统知道“这不是一条通向胜利或成功的直线”，而且“有时...这需要更多时间。”
当被问及她是否暗示这一评论不是对曼钦和西内马的批评时，普萨基加倍努力为自己辩护——拒绝批评拜登需要其投票才能动议任何立法的参议员。
“没有，没有。他认为他们都是朋友。他认为他们都是很好的工作伙伴，而且他也相信，在民主社会中，我们不必为了合作而在每个问题的每个细节上都意见一致。他当然认为这反映了他们的关系，”她说。
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2021年5月26日，克里斯·墨菲(Chris Murphy)和基尔斯顿·西内马(Kyrsten Sinema)在美国国会大厦一起散步。
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2021年5月27日，参议员乔·曼钦在华盛顿特区的美国国会大厦与记者同行。
Psaki还反驳了总统的评论显示出对阻挠议事改革的新的开放态度的说法。当被问及总统是否同意投票改革获得超过50张选票，但却没有被送到他的办公桌上时，她转过身来——就像美国的情况一样1月6日佣金上周。
她强调，拜登将继续倡导委员会和投票立法向前推进，避开任何阻挠议事的讨论。
“他对阻挠议事的看法仍然是，民主党和共和党应该有一条前进的道路，使投票更容易推进美国人民的进步，”她说。
参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默最近宣布，他的议院将这个月投票众议院通过的《为了人民法案》，除了曼钦以外的所有民主党参议员都参与了提案，曼钦称该法案“过于宽泛”
相反，曼钦表示支持更为严格的约翰·刘易斯投票权法案。
White House denies Biden criticized two Democratic senators for voting with GOP
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday denied PresidentJoe Bidenwas criticizing Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., duringremarks the day beforein Tulsa, when he jabbed that two Senate Democrats vote more with Republicans than they do their own party.
While warning against what he called the "truly unprecedented assault on our democracy" currently taking place in the political battle overvoting rights, Biden took a chance to respond to criticism he says he's seen on TV that he's failed to move legislation -- and swiped at the moderate senators, although he didn't single them out by name.
"'Why doesn't Biden get this done?'" Biden asked Tuesday. "Well, because Biden only has a majority of, effectively, four votes in the House and a tie in the Senate, with two members of the Senate who vote more with my Republican friends."
It was arare showof public frustration with fellow Democrats.
Psaki was asked Wednesday to explain where those comments came from and why the president "felt the need to call out members of his own party."
"I would say first that if Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema were standing with me here today -- they're always welcome -- they would call out their own independent streaks. And that's something that I think they're both proud of," Psaki said.
Psaki went on to argue Biden was simply commenting on the lack of complexity surrounding TV analysis -- and that the president knows "it's not a straight line to victory or success" and that "sometimes... it takes more time."
When asked flat out if she was suggesting the comment was not a criticism of Manchin and Sinema, Psaki doubled down on her defense -- refusing to criticize the senators whose votes Biden would need to move any legislation.
"It was not, no. He considers them both friends. He considers them both good working partners, and he also believes that, in democracy, we don't have to see eye to eye on every detail of every single issue in order to work together. And he certainly thinks that reflects their relationship," she said.
Psaki also pushed back on the suggestion that the president's comments showed a new openness to filibuster reform. She pivoted when asked if the president would be okay with voting reform getting more than 50 votes but not making it to his desk -- as was the case with theJan. 6 commissionlast week.
She stressed Biden would continue to advocate for both a commission and voting legislation moving forward, steering clear of any filibuster discussion.
"His view on the filibuster continues to be that there should be a path forward for Democrats and Republicans to make voting easier to move forward on progress for the American people," she said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently announced that his chamber wouldvote this monthon the House-passed, For the People Act, co-sponsored by every Democratic senator except Manchin, who has called the measure "too broad."
Manchin has instead expressed support the more narrowly tailored John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
