Arizona is bracing to lose about 18 percent of its Colorado River water beginning in 2022.
Mark Kelly
The Public Record
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.
Would you agree that any major infrastructure package passed by Congress should include investments in hard infrastructure for water?
I would like to address this first question to Mr. Panos, and I would like to discuss the condition of roads on tribal lands.
I look forward to seeing progress on the uranium mine cleanup issue on the Navajo Nation.
These uranium mines, as you know, are affecting the health of thousands of Navajo people.
These contaminations are especially concerning to me, because it is Arizona, and we don't have a lot of water like other States do.
Arizona Republicans are only interested in auditing and reviewing the ballots where Democrats won.
I am glad that, at my urging, this bill reauthorizes the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program, with a specific set aside for Arizona Tribes located in the lower Colorado River Basin.
I know our new Senator, Mark Kelly, has made this a priority in his short time there in D.C.





