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Mark Kelly: “Mike Johnson... has basically dissolved the House of…”

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

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Democratic Senator Mark Kelly says President Trump is refusing to help end shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 06:38

Has there been any progress in getting her seated? Where does that stand? Well, it's up to Mike Johnson... has basically dissolved the House of Representatives, effectively. They've been gone for seven or eight weeks. The Republican House members from Arizona, they've been home on vacation. I don't know what they've been up to. I've been here trying to negotiate the fix to this and getting the government reopened. (06:38–06:49)

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Asserts that Mike Johnson has effectively dissolved the House, which has been inactive for seven or eight weeks.

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