Senator Mark Kelly

United States Senator for Arizona. Father, husband, Navy combat veteran, and retired NASA astronaut.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

I am humbled and honored to continue serving Arizonans in the U.S. Senate. Now let’s get to work.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

I met with the Marine Security Guard detachment at @USembMoldova. These Marines are stationed far from home, keeping our people safe in a region living in the shadow of Russia's illegal war with Ukraine. Thankful for their service to our country.

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If you can't be honest about a basic fact in a confirmation hearing, you're not going to stand up for the truth when it really matters.

Michael Vance had a chance. He didn't take it.

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I believe in law and order. Two cop parents and 25 years in the Navy will do that to you.

That means accountability. It means clear rules on use of force. It means transparency and consequences when rules are broken. ICE has none of that right now, and it’s making our communities less safe. We can’t stop pushing to fix that.

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As AI is used more by our military, we’ve got to keep people in control during life and death decisions. Service-members need to be the ones at the center, even during dynamic and complex operations. I introduced two bills today to make sure we get this right.

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Trump and Republicans drove up healthcare premiums, and now almost 70,000 fewer Arizonans have coverage. Americans shouldn’t have to go uninsured to pay for rent or groceries. I won’t stop fighting to bring down healthcare costs, because we know this administration won’t do it on their own.

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

Amid all the drama, it’s Lobster Day in the Senate

Susan Collins is hosting lunch, and plastic bibs with an image of a lobster on it are draped over each seat in the room where Republicans are about to eat

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DOJ says Trump’s corrupt $1.8B slush fund is done for now. Good, but I’m not going to just take the word of this administration. Today, I’m pushing for votes to permanently ban his slush fund and make sure taxpayer money isn’t given to the president's allies or January 6th insurrectionists.

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The person running our intelligence community should actually be qualified to do it. The law already says so for the Director of National Intelligence. The same standards should apply to the acting DNI too—including real estate guys.

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Met with Noah Wyle and a group of healthcare workers with @wearfigs. The Pitt shows the real issues they’re facing—ICE at hospitals, staffing shortages, burnout.

This administration is adding to it: cutting Medicaid, limiting student loan relief for health workers, slashing programs that keep providers in the field. The people in this photo deal with the real version every single day. They deserve better from Washington.

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The Director of National Intelligence is a critical job to keeping Americans safe.

Bill Pulte wasn't chosen for his qualifications. He was chosen for his loyalty to the President, which he's demonstrated by using his position at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to target the President's political opponents.

As a real estate developer, Pulte has no relevant national security experience — which is a requirement for the job. Putting someone this unqualified in charge of U.S. intelligence isn't just absurd. It's reckless.

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We can't trust this corrupt administration at their word.

That's why @SenAdamSchiff, @SenatorSlotkin, and I introduced legislation to ban Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund for good.

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Live now: @SenAdamSchiff, @SenatorSlotkin, and I are announcing legislation to ban Trump's slush fund, the one that would give taxpayer dollars to January 6th insurrectionists.

Watch here: https://t.co/eYsnDRkoXY

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This is a temporary order. If my Republicans colleagues really want to put a stop to this corrupt slush fund and any others like it in the future, they should support the bill that @SenAdamSchiff, @SenatorSlotkin and I are introducing tonight.

[U.S. Department of Justice @TheJusticeDept]

The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, wherein the Court stated that, under no circumstances, may the Department of Justice proceed with the Anti-Weaponization Fund recently established in order to make up for the tremendous abuse, harm, and hate unfairly shown to so many people. This Fund was open to anybody who was so weaponized, targeted, or persecuted, whether they were Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise. The Department will abide by the Court’s ruling.

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Happy Pride Month, Arizona! Our country is at its best when it delivers on the fundamental promise of liberty and equality for every American. That hasn't changed, and neither has our commitment to fighting for the LGBTQ+ community.

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

From his ballroom to his son's cryptocurrency, to insider stock trading and selling pardons to the highest bidder -- President Trump has used the federal government as a piggybank for himself and his allies. This so-called $1.7 billion anti-weaponization fund is an unprecedented misuse of taxpayer money, and it must be stopped.

My bill with @SenAdamSchiff @SenMarkKelly does just that.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are crying out for the President to focus on the economy and lowering their costs. My colleagues should join us on this bill to prevent even more corruption, and re-assert themselves as a co-equal branch of government.

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I’ve been in Odesa, Ukraine for the Black Sea Security Forum. The Ukrainian people are resilient and they’re not giving up, even in the face of attacks on civilian infrastructure. We have to continue standing with Ukraine in their fight against Vladimir Putin and Russia.

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18 years ago today, I launched on Space Shuttle Discovery for my first flight as shuttle commander. Our mission was to deliver Kibo, the Japanese experiment module, to the @Space_Station. In the years since, that laboratory has been home to advances in medicine, materials science, Earth observation, and technology.

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Great conversation with @RyanHoliday for the @DailyStoic. We covered a lot of ground — from staying cool under pressure in the Navy and at NASA, to my life with Gabby, to standing up for what's right, even when it's hard. Give it a listen here:
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