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March 16, 2021

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region Five Office to swiftly examine reported issues raised by residents of the Concordia Place Apartment complex on the south side of Chicago. In a letter to James A. Cunningham, the HUD Deputy Regional Administrator, Durbin, Duckworth, and Kelly highlighted news reports on the unsafe and unsanitary living conditions at the Concordia Place Apartment complex.

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

Issues:Gun Violence
March 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today released the following statement in support of final passage of the American Rescue Plan to bring COVID-19 relief to the American people.

March 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today released the following statement regarding House passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

Issues:Gun Violence
March 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021:

March 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Co-Chairs Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) held a virtual press conference to release the first-ever report on Black Women and Girls in America.

March 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today announced Rachel Kingery will serve as Communications Director in her Washington, D.C. office. Kingery most recently served as Digital Director to Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-04) and has served as a Congressional staffer since 2016.

March 1, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, along with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) and fellow Illinois Representative Rodney Davis, reintroduced the Expanding SNAP Options Act to keep Americans safe during the pandemic by creating an easily accessible system for online SNAP purchases.

The Expanding SNAP Options Act would provide funding for the creation of a universal online and app-based portal that will make it easy to access nutritious foods from a wider range of SNAP retailers, including small businesses.

Issues:Health Care
March 1, 2021

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) testified before the European Parliament Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age.

In her message to the joint hearing on the external policy dimension of AI, Congresswoman Kelly stressed the importance of Transatlantic cooperation and aligning US-EU regulations around Artificial Intelligence.

Congresswoman Kelly's opening remarks are below:

February 25, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kelly and Bob Latta (R-Ohio) reintroduced the bipartisan Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act, aimed at reducing maternal deaths in the United States.

The Act would help improve health outcomes for pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid by establishing best practices for maternal care providers, and increasing information and resources to better monitor and treat at-risk pregnancies.