Political Quotes

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 11, 2025

Political violence is never the answer. It divides us.

nypost.com
Aug 10, 2025

I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal.

cbsnews.com
Aug 10, 2025

Putin continues to execute an illegal war, where he is intentionally killing women, children, old people.

cbsnews.com
Aug 10, 2025

This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States, to land here to negotiate with our president.

cbsnews.com
Aug 10, 2025

I don't have an appetite to lift them. Putin continues to execute an illegal war, where he is intentionally killing women, children, old people.

cbsnews.com
Jul 31, 2025

You go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour in about 8 minutes and then dock with this incredible space station on orbit. It is an experience like none other.

cbsnews.com
Jul 31, 2025

Often projects and programs and agencies have to undergo some change. I think this is a time with some change right now, but NASA is a resilient and innovative agency.

cbsnews.com
Jul 31, 2025

We always want to retain the best people. That's critical to any program across government, but also in the private sector.

cbsnews.com
Jul 10, 2025

What would've happened if 2,000+ senior NASA leaders were pushed out before the moon landing? We would've lost the space race to the Soviets. And now we risk losing the next space race to China.

newsweek.com
Jun 30, 2025

I don't think we are looking to take any money out of Jelly Roll's pocket here, but giving a tax break to the richest people and most profitable corporations is a choice, and paying for it by kicking 17 million Americans off of their…

govinfo.gov
Jun 22, 2025

The president can act militarily when there’s a clear and imminent threat to U.S. citizens.

nbcnews.com
Jun 9, 2025

He took some actions that escalated an issue — a problem, but it was under control. And now the problem is bigger because of the actions he took.

cnn.com
May 14, 2025

It’s like a jigsaw puzzle — you’ve got to make it fit, right?

politico.com
Mar 15, 2025

The continuing resolution would give unchecked power to Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

nbcnews.com
Mar 13, 2025

Elon Musk kind of turned out to be an (EXPLETIVE DELETED). And I don't want to be driving the car built and designed by an (EXPLETIVE DELETED).

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 13, 2025

It's one bad thing after the next.

usatoday.com
Mar 13, 2025

Every time I get in this car, in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country.

usatoday.com
Mar 11, 2025

I’m weighing the badness of each option.

nbcnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin.

msnbc.com
Mar 11, 2025

That’s also one of the issues with what we're faced here.

nbcnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

Ideally I'd like to see Zelenskyy get all of it back and get the Russians out of his country.

cbsnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

He's not a serious guy. He's been slashing and burning the federal government at the expense of folks that are trying to get by and live their lives, and many of those are veterans.

cbsnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

One day I hope to see Putin rotting in a prison cell somewhere.

cbsnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

And one day I hope to see Putin rotting in a prison cell somewhere.

cbsnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

Donald Trump is trying to weaken Ukraine's hand and we are owed an explanation.

cbsnews.com

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