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Mark Kelly

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Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician, engineer, and former astronaut currently serving as the junior United States senator from Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the Senate in a special election held in November 2020 and officially took office on December 2, 2020. Kelly has focused on various issues during his tenure, including veterans' affairs, healthcare, and gun control, reflecting his commitment to public service and safety.

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Sep 20, 2021

Last month we passed, in the Senate, the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It fully funds the DCP and provides another $8 billion to repair our aging Western water infrastructure.

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Sep 14, 2021

It is a big issue in Arizona, in and around Tucson and Phoenix and other--really, across the State.

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Sep 14, 2021

I support efforts to clarify the status of amateur racing under the Clean Air Act without compromising the underlying statute.

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Sep 14, 2021

I appreciate your willingness to work with me and my office so we can clarify the applicability of the Clean Air Act to amateur racers.

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Sep 14, 2021

Do you think they need any new authorities or any additional funding to make sure that they have the tools necessary to do this rather complex task of cleaning up these Superfund sites in the West?

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Sep 14, 2021

Do you feel they are off to a reasonable start over the past year?

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Sep 7, 2021

I am grateful for the assistance of Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona.

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Aug 4, 2021

it is an honor to rise today to deliver my maiden speech. Nine months ago, the people of Arizona trusted me with a great responsibility: to represent them in the U.S. Senate; to do so during a pandemic that has challenged every one of us…

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Aug 3, 2021

as we work to pass this bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to upgrade and modernize our country's infrastructure, I am glad to be here joining Senator Lummis to introduce this amendment to include our Highway Cost Allocation…

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Jul 27, 2021

This summer, we are glad to see that visitation at Grand Canyon National Park appears to be returning to pre-pandemic levels.

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Jul 27, 2021

If this continues unmitigated, it could crush the economy of Page, Arizona.

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Jul 27, 2021

And I understand we will be discharging some water from Lake Powell to Lake Mead here, imminently?

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Jul 27, 2021

Would that funding come from the $1.6 billion from the Great American Outdoors Act? Is that where that funding would come from?

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Jul 26, 2021

The 500 uranium mines on the Navajo Nation has been a historic failure of government to not address this adequately.

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Jul 22, 2021

on July 19, 2021, I missed rollcall vote No. 267 on confirmation of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted yes on her confirmation…

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Jul 21, 2021

I was asked to comment specifically on the role of the Commerce Department in this area.

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Jul 13, 2021

Thank you, Senator Kelly, for your questions. And, thank you for your stewardship of the Community Navigator Pilot Program.

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Jun 23, 2021

I believe in peace through strength. I do not believe in war.

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Jun 22, 2021

It's important that we get those dollars back to the Guard and Reserve so that they don't miss drills.

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Jun 22, 2021

We have our 155 BCT out of Mississippi that has done COVID response.

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Jun 14, 2021

We're getting a defense cut. We're getting a haircut this year.

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Jun 8, 2021

Black women make 63 percent of what the average White man makes. And Latinas? Just 51 percent.

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Jun 8, 2021

In Arizona on average women make 84 cents for every dollar that a man makes.

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Jun 8, 2021

I think we could get close if we just--if we can, again, enforce nondiscrimination, collect data, and make Federal contractors accountable.

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Jun 8, 2021

if we went from 84 cents to let's say close to, you know, parity, that is upwards of about a 25 or so percent, actually a little less than that, but it is a significant pay raise for women.

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