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Mark Kelly: “During that government shutdown, I was in Washington trying…”

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

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LIVE: Senator Mark Kelly holds town hall in Tucson, AZ

Published | Video Starts at 28:14

Okay, six. Adelita's in seven. We're gonna win in CD6 and we have to because the guy that is in that job right now is just not doing the job. During that government shutdown, I was in Washington trying to get the government open back up and fix this problem with spiking premiums for people's health care. You know where Juan Siskamani was? No. Nobody knows. That's my point. Nobody knows. He was on vacation somewhere for like six weeks. Just disappeared. He wasn't in his office. (28:14–28:22)

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Asserts involvement in efforts to reopen the government and address rising healthcare premiums.

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