Mark Kelly
U.S. Senator · Arizona · Democrat
Statements and posts
508 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Kelly’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 2). Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026.
9 statements, Apr 13, 2026 – Apr 19, 2026
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Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Demand Equitable Colorado River Protections
Sent letter demanding equitable Colorado River protections in Bureau of Reclamation's draft environmental impact statement.
“We cannot take our focus off securing an agreement that acknowledges the environmental realities of a region plagued by megadrought but demands equitable conservation efforts by all Basin States.”
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Discussed prioritizing workers in AI development and criticized lack of Iran strategy at economic summit.
“So, I’ve got a plan here that we build a fund supported by the AI companies and the data center companies and the companies that benefit from AI. […] Can’t be on just the taxpayers paying for this. These companies in time are going to make a tremendous amount of money.”
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Kelly, Schiff, Padilla, Luján Lead Calls for Mars Exploration Funding in NASA Funding Bill
Urged Senate to fund Mars Sample Return mission with $400 million in FY 2027 NASA budget.
“While Congress provided funding for NASA’s Science programs in last year’s appropriations, Mars exploration initiatives remained significantly underfunded and well below the House Appropriations level of $300 million.”
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Spoke on Senate floor opposing arms transfer to Israel, citing concerns about Iran war strategy.
“First, let me say that I cannot and will never abandon Israel. Israel is one of our closest partners. They have a right to defend themselves, and I will always support Israel’s right to exist as a successful and prosperous nation.”
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Led bill to repeal federal private school voucher program and keep public dollars in public schools.
“I’m the product of a good public education and know how important it is to give every kid a fair shot, but universal voucher programs are threatening that for millions of hardworking families”
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Kelly Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
Named to TIME100 list of most influential people in the world.
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ICYMI: In Phoenix, Kelly Meets with Arizona Service Academy Appointees
Met with nine Arizona students appointed to U.S. military service academies.
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Kelly Introduces Bill to Block Unauthorized Funding for Trump’s “Board of Peace”
Introduced bill to block $1.25 billion in unauthorized federal funding for Trump's Board of Peace.
“Trump is taking over a billion taxpayer dollars meant for disaster relief and peacekeeping— things that actually make Americans safer—and using it for his vanity project with no accountability”
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Kelly, Colleagues Join War Powers Push to Stop Iran War
Joined colleagues filing war powers resolutions to force a Senate vote ending the Iran war.
“Americans want Washington to improve their lives, not to drag us into another endless conflict in the Middle East that is putting American service members at risk and driving up costs at home. Congress has the power to stop this chaos and hold this president in check, and that’s exactly what we should do.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.