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Mark Kelly: “Republican colleagues have prioritized the tax cut for the…”

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

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Senator Mark Kelly speaks on government shutdown | FOX 10 Talks

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

It's pretty easy. And if you think my Republican colleagues, you know, want to fix this for the American people right now, they do not. They Republican colleagues have prioritized the tax cut for the richest Americans over the health care costs of hardworking people in Arizona. And the evidence of that is they just basically have refused to negotiate this when the president of the United States over the last month has spent a grand total of one hour talking to Democrats in Congress about this issue. (00:53–01:03)

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Asserts that Republicans prioritize tax cuts for the wealthy over healthcare costs.

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