Captain Mark Kelly

Captain Mark Kelly

@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. Husband to @GabbyGiffords.bsky.social. United States Senator for the great state of Arizona.

133,472 Followers 1 Following 512 Posts Joined Nov 2024
9 hours ago
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Trump said I was dumb and questioned my leadership today. I've spent 25 years in the military, commanded the space shuttle, and now I'm serving Arizona in the U.S. Senate. Happy to discuss leadership anytime, Mr. President. You know where to find me.

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13 hours ago

We've lost 13 Americans in less than two weeks of this war. These are sons, daughters, and parents. The American people deserve to know why our country rushed into another war without a strategy or a goal.

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16 hours ago
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Trump's net worth has jumped $3-4 billion during his presidency. Meanwhile, many American families can't pay their bills because of his bad decisions. Public office is for serving the people, not yourself.

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2 days ago
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What happened to the Iranian girls school was tragic and horrific, and it’s become clear it was an American strike. The President's claim it could've been Iran was always a lie. There needs to be a full and transparent investigation so that it doesn't happen again.

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2 days ago
US Senator Kelly proposes suspending federal gas tax through October 1 Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Kelly proposed on Friday suspending the 18.4-cent-per gallon ​federal gasoline tax through October 1 in a bid to help ‌Americans who face rising prices at the pump due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

The Iran war is already hitting Arizonans at the pump. This is what happens when you start a war without thinking it through. I introduced a bill to suspend the federal gas tax to give Arizonans some relief, but what we really need is to end this war.
https://reut.rs/4sDkE9R

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3 days ago
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Nobody in this Administration can agree on why they started this war or when it will end. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the President are all saying different things. Servicemembers’ lives are on the line, and they deserve better than this.

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3 days ago
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Making your voice heard is more important than ever. Just one person can make a difference – and you don’t have to run for office to see change happen in your community. Write letters, call your local representatives, stay informed and keep showing up. Your voice matters.

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4 days ago

Because of Trump’s cuts to health care, rural hospitals across the country are at risk of closing.

Republicans in Congress voted for this. Trump signed it into law. And we’re going to hold them accountable for it in November.

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4 days ago

It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm’s way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off.

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5 days ago

Americans are seeing the costs of everything go up — including groceries, housing, and now gas. Trump promised to bring these costs down, but he hasn’t.

Don’t let this President lie to you. We’re in an affordability crisis.

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6 days ago
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Condoms, gift cards and wedding gifts: Arizona parents allegedly misspent $10 million in ESA funds The Arizona Department of Education records obtained by 12News show misspending could be 20% of all purchases in the $1 billion voucher program.

While some school districts don’t have enough money to support kids, money that should be going to support public education is being misused because the voucher system is broken. Arizona kids deserve better.

https://bit.ly/4rfV1e8

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1 week ago
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I don’t want to see more Americans lose their lives in this war.

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1 week ago

The families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, American citizens killed by their own government, deserve more than a personnel swap. They deserve an Administration who leads with competence, accountability, and respect for the Constitution. I'll be watching closely.

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1 week ago

Kristi Noem is gone. Good, but it’s the bare minimum. Two American citizens killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Court orders violated. FEMA gutted. Firing her doesn’t fix all of that, but it’s a start.

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1 week ago
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I just voted yes on the war powers resolution to rein in this President. Trump promised no new wars in the Middle East, and now we're in one with no plan and no end in sight.

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1 week ago

Flipping this seat won’t be easy, but James Talarico showed he knows how to inspire Texans with his vision for a better future.

I'm ready to do my part to get him across the finish line this November, and I hope you'll join me. Control of the Senate may depend on it.

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1 week ago
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VoteVets Conversation with Sen. Kelly YouTube video by Captain Mark Kelly

I’m live with VoteVets to discuss the war in Iran, how Trump is attacking vets’ rights, and why the midterm elections are our chance to hold this Administration accountable. Watch here:
www.youtube.com/live/ByGtcfh...

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1 week ago
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The American people deserve an explanation before Trump sends their sons and daughters to fight overseas. Instead, we’ve gotten changing stories from a President who doesn’t even seem focused on the war he just started.

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1 week ago

This is exactly why I fought to pass the CHIPS and Science Act — to bring the future of American manufacturing to Arizona. It's bringing good-paying jobs, fueling our economy, and making sure Arizona leads the world in innovation.

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1 week ago

I’m thankful for our servicemembers’ professionalism and bravery. And I can’t stop thinking about those who will never return to their families. They deserve leaders who understand the consequences of risking their lives. That’s not what we’re getting from Trump or Hegseth.

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1 week ago

We need to rein in this President. That starts with the Senate passing Tim Kaine’s War Powers Resolution immediately.

It should have been brought to the floor before this President sent troops into harm’s way with no explanation or plan.

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1 week ago

Trump and Republicans keep getting asked what’s next in Iran. Their answers are “hopefully” this or “we hope” that. 

Hope is not a strategy, and a plan built on hope alone is how we end up in decades-long wars that cost thousands of American lives.

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1 week ago
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Trump ripped up the Iran nuclear deal and created this mess. Now, he's putting servicemembers in harm's way with no clear plan and no Congressional approval. The American people deserve answers — and Congress needs to do its job.

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1 week ago

It wasn’t long ago that thousands of American families lost sons and daughters for a war with no end in sight. Trump is risking that again with Iran, and he’s doing it all without Congressional approval.

The Senate needs to come back to Washington to do its job.

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1 week ago

People who’ve never served are often the quickest to start dropping bombs without a plan for what’s next.

The American people have seen this play out before and they’re tired of it. Trump is sending our servicemembers into harm’s way without a clear explanation or an end goal.

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2 weeks ago
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If records tied to Donald Trump are missing from the Epstein files, that's not a coincidence. The FBI interviewed the victim multiple times, so those records exist. Where are they?

Release everything, as the law requires. If there's nothing to hide, prove it.

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2 weeks ago
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From some of the first pilots to the engineers who put Americans in space — the legacy of these Black pioneers is inseparable from aviation and aerospace itself. They opened the skies for everyone.

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2 weeks ago
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Today, my dear friend Gabe Zimmerman should be celebrating his 46th birthday, but was shot and killed at our Congress on Your Corner event on January 8th, 2011.

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2 weeks ago
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Trump lies about the “roaring economy” while Arizona families struggle to get ahead. I'm fighting to lower the cost of everything from groceries to health care, because that's what you sent me here to do.

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2 weeks ago

Prices are up, and families are struggling because Trump’s tariffs raised their bills by more than $1,000 last year. He just lost at the Supreme Court and doubled down on tariffs anyway. Trump can’t admit when he’s wrong, and Americans are literally paying the price.

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