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.
there's no Patient Protection Affordable Care Act in China, those are the people you're competing with.
We've got to get through this as Americans. This is not a Republican or Democratic or Libertarian or Independent issue.
There's not a person that I've ever talked that owns a business that does not want his associates to do well.
Listen, we work for you. Everything that we spend comes out of your pockets.
It has and continues to be about the degree to which we allow the federal government to dictate some of the most personal decisions in our lives.
I believe individuals and families and small businesses make those decisions.
I am committed to repealing this government takeover of health care and pursuing the right reforms that will lower costs for workers while not undermining the success of employers.
I was appalled by that, and whatever that person's motivation is, I apologize for it.
I don't want any of you sending another nickel of your hard earned tax dollars to Washington, D.C. and see the waste that I see up there.
We must make sure federal policies continue the gain and are not permitted to undermine the growth we've seen here in Pennsylvania and across our nation.
If we really want to grow the economy, if we really want to get Americans to work, if we really want to see this nation accomplish great things, and there's only one thing standing in the way right now. It's government.
Employer provided health insurance is critical to the healthcare needs of many Pennsylvania families.
Get government out of the way. Get them out of the hair of our job creators and work towards common sense solutions.
We're not talking about huge employers like GE and GM and AK Steel. We're talking about very small family-owned businesses that struggle every day to make it.
The best government you'll have will be local government right here where you are in Butler, Pennsylvania.
government has stepped in between you and the relationship you have with the people that you work with.
the most egregious thing of this whole healthcare bill is it's divided us as a nation.
I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, where I come from in western Pennsylvania, there's an old saying that goes something like this: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. And I think that tonight, my colleagues and I come…
I am truly grateful for the brave and heroic service of Lance Corporal Pathenos and for all of those who serve and defend our Nation each and every day. I urge all Members to join me in strong support of this bill. I yield back the balance…
I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 2079, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly) that the House suspend the rules…
I have no other speakers at the moment, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
H.R. 3248, introduced by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Akin), would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office…





