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Sen. Mark Kelly says government shutdown could end this week if GOP negotiates - Face the Nation
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday that an almost three-week-long government shutdown could end this week if Republicans "sit down and have a negotiation with us" on health care. He also pushed back against the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats, calling the legal argument offered by officials "very convoluted." - Aired on 10/19/2025.
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And he's become one of best-spoken senators. 
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