Sen. Mark Kelly says USS Lincoln sailors ‘can’t get basic needs met’

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., takes his seat during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2026.

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln and his calls for an investigation into sailors’ treatment.

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