Press Releases

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 – During Black Maternal Health Week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) today applauded the Biden Administration for approving and signing Illinois' 1115 waiver, which will extend health care coverage for new moms on Medicaid in Illinois from 60 days after pregnancy to a full year.

MATTESON, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Vice Chair of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, applauded President Joe Biden's announcement of his initial actions to reduce gun violence.

MATTESON, IL – 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, issued the following statement regarding newly released data showing that the U.S. maternal mortality rate increased in 2019.

MATTESON, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement regarding the attack on U.S. Capitol Police Officers outside the U.S. Capitol this afternoon:

"Our Capitol Police have been working around the clock since January 6^th to keep everyone in the Capitol complex safe, even after experiencing the trauma of that day themselves and tragically losing several of their USCP and Metro Police colleagues.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Vice Chair of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, announced the introduction of H.R. 2280, the Prevent Gun Trafficking Act, to combat illegal gun purchases and transfers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, issued the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's new initiative to vaccinate patients with end-stage renal disease and its effort to build vaccine confidence for all Americans, especially those hardest hit by the pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement regarding today's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado:

"Today the lives of 10 people were senselessly taken by a coward with a gun. This massacre comes before we have even had the chance to bury the victims of our nation's last mass shooting. The frequency and horror of this gun violence epidemic are uniquely American. We have the power to stop this, and we must take action in Congress.