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Mark Kelly: “The president has negotiated for one hour as far as we can…”

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

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Mark Kelly calls for a 'real negotiation' with Republicans amid shutdown: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 03:45

Without the ACA, these folks are one illness or one accident away from bankruptcy. So that's what this is about. And we have to get this administration. Now, the vice president talked about like a negotiation. The president has negotiated for one hour as far as we can tell. And Republicans in the House, they've been gone for four weeks. And John Th, the majority leader in the Senate, sent people home for four days. (03:45–03:50)

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Asserts that the president has only negotiated for one hour regarding the government shutdown.

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