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Mark Kelly: “Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want to negotiate this.”

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

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'A conversation isn't good enough': Sen. Kelly blasts Republicans on shutdown stalemate

Published | Video Starts at 01:17

My Republican colleagues, many of them left the House is now recessed through next week. They're on vacation. They've been on vacation, you know, I think since July 25th. They've been in session for 14 days. Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want to negotiate this. They are in charge of the House, the Senate and the White House. And the way we conclude this is for us to talk to each other and negotiate something that is good for the American people. (01:17–01:21)

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Asserts that Speaker Mike Johnson is unwilling to negotiate.

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