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Mark Kelly: “We need people engaged. We need them to show up.”

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

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'It has to end': Senator Mark Kelly denounces political violence

Published | Video Starts at 08:20

Many of those folks there today, maybe that will be the last political thing they do for a really long time. That's not healthy for our democracy. We need people engaged. We need them to show up. You know, even, you know, I'm a Democrat serving in the Senate, you know, even if they're showing up to vote for Republicans, we need people to participate. (08:20–08:25)

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Asserts the necessity of public engagement for a healthy democracy.

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