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Mark Kelly: “The disconnect is so great here, it is so foreign to people who live in this area that this money actually comes out of…”

On the recordJune 18, 2012
The disconnect is so great here, it is so foreign to people who live in this area that this money actually comes out of working people's pockets.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly expresses frustration over the disconnect between Washington and the American people regarding government spending.

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