Progress for Women
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, released the following statement underscoring the importance of Black Maternal Health Week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, March 8, 2022, Rep. Kelly released the below statement marking International Women’s Day and underscoring the importance of the fight for women’s rights: |
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) helped pass two bills that will improve families' access to infant formula, ensure every baby has the nutrition they need to live and develop, and prevent this crisis from happening again. |
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly's bill, H.R. 4387, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, passed out of markup in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Kelly introduced the bipartisan legislation in July along with Reps. Alma Adams of North Carolina and Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, and Republican colleagues Larry Bucshon of Indiana, Michael Burgess of Texas and Bob Latta of Ohio. This bill will soon advance to the House floor for final passage.
WASHINGTON, DC – On April 12th, Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust, marked the fifth Black Maternal Health Week with a call for the advancement of legislation targeted at ending the Black maternal mortality crisis:
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Congresswoman Robin Kelly and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls will host “Not My Girls,” an interactive virtual forum focused on missing Black women and girls from Chicagoland on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 10AM CST. |
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, will host a symposium titled "When Black Women Touch Medicine, We Heal the World" on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 8:30AM at House of Hope in Chicago.
The event will feature several panel-style discussions with distinguished Black women in healthcare and will focus both on Black women's contributions in healthcare and the future of Black women in medicine.
Washington, DC – For President Trump's first address to a Joint Session of Congress, Congresswoman Robin Kelly will be joined by a member of the media and a leader in the fight to protect women's access to healthcare.
"My guests are leaders in the opposition to the Republicans' War on Women and the President's War on the First Amendment," said Congresswoman Robin Kelly. "Our nation is at a critical crossroads. I could not think of two more appropriate guests for this vital moment in our history."