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Mark Kelly: “The courts told him you're effectively not allowed to do…”

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 05:43

It is a huge problem that, that this president is going to use poor people who don't have enough money for food as leverage in a negotiation. That is not right. The courts told him you're effectively not allowed to do that. You have to use the money available to pay for these benefits. It's a horrible thing to do to use hungry kids as leverage in a negotiation about healthcare. (05:43–05:50)

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Asserts that courts have ruled against the president's use of funds as leverage in negotiations.

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