WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, including because of concern over her comments about the Shelter and Services Program: "As a senator for Arizona, I'm always ready to work with anyone to secure our southern border and keep Arizonans safe. "I'm concerned that Secretary Noem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by government weapons programs. While the Senate passed this legislation in March 2024 prior to the program's expiration, the House of Representatives failed to pass it before   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers. Currently, firefighters are only eligible for support under the Public Safety Officer Be  more