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Mark Kelly: “Basically beating up veterans for protesting, for trying to…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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A History Nerd Interviews Senator Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

Maybe Herbert Hoover. Herbert Hoover and Douglas MacArthur. Yep, yep. Two people I have very strong opinions about, but I won't share them here. Yeah, I mean, just Basically beating up veterans for protesting, for trying to get benefits. you know, stuff like that. Did you know, Because I know the filibuster is something you were kind of talking about. It's like an obstacle for voting rights. (00:37–00:42)

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Asserts that veterans were mistreated for protesting for benefits during the Depression.

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