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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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May 10, 2026

If Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump got their way… I mean, they said I should be hanged, executed.

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May 10, 2026

If the government was to win this, if Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump got their way… I mean, they said I should be hanged, executed.

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May 10, 2026

This president said he wasn't going to start any new wars, he was going to bring down costs. He's done exactly the opposite, war against Iran. Costs on everything are up.

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May 10, 2026

This isn't about me. They're trying to shut people up. But, in this case, they picked the wrong guy. I'm not going to let them violate my constitutional rights or the constitutional rights of two million retired service members.

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May 10, 2026

They're trying to shut people up. But, in this case, they picked the wrong guy. I'm not going to let them violate my constitutional rights or the constitutional rights of two million retired service members.

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May 10, 2026

I think it's a positive, you know, statement. We want this to end. Nobody wants this to end more than the Ukrainian people.

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May 10, 2026

This president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline.

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May 10, 2026

It's outrageous. When I got to the Senate 5.5 years ago, the defense budget was just over $700 billion. Now they're asking for twice as much money.

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May 10, 2026

I think one of the barriers to peace is that Donald Trump has not provided the support to the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian people that Ukraine needs.

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May 10, 2026

There are always other options. During the Obama administration, the Iran deal, the JCPOA, kept the enrichment at a lower level.

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May 10, 2026

The $1.5 trillion request from this administration, it's outrageous.

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May 10, 2026

It's shocking the – how deep we have gone into these magazines because this president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline.

cbsnews.com
May 8, 2026

This program is set to irresponsibly explode the federal debt by $25 to $55 billion a year.

azmirror.com
Dec 8, 2025

Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.

usatoday.com
Dec 8, 2025

It’s certainly unconstitutional. It’s also in violation of the separation of powers of me as a United States senator.

usatoday.com
Dec 8, 2025

We got something from the FBI. We got one thing. It didn’t even have a point of contact on it.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

We’re going to put these folks under oath, and we’re going to find out what happened. And then there needs to be accountability.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

I hope that the reporting is not accurate, and called for an investigation.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

Never once did I question whether those orders were legal or illegal. People can tell the difference — should be able to tell the difference between something that is unlawful and something that is lawful.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

I was notified about this through a tweet, the same tweet that you saw, and that demonstrates how unserious this administration is.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

It sounds like they did not do enough vetting before they gave him his asylum claim.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

It is almost getting comical at this point.

nbcnews.com
Nov 30, 2025

We're sticking up for the Constitution here and the rule of law and they're saying these folks should be executed for doing that

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

This president thinks he can bully and intimidate people, and he is not going to, he’s not going to stop me from speaking out and holding him accountable for the things that he does that are wrong and unlawful

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

This administration has tied themselves in knots (with) the explanations that we have received on how this is all legal

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