Press Releases

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.

Next week, Congresswomen Robin Kelly will announce the release of the first-ever report on Black Women and Girls in America, in conjunction with her co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Congresswoman Kelly released the following statement on environmental racism in the city's South East Side:

I commend the US EPA for recently launching an investigation into possible environmental racism in the city's South East Side. The area has served as the region's dumping grounds and housed heavily polluting industries for generations. In recent years, residents have fought lead, manganese and petcoke contamination.

Congresswoman Kelly released the following statement on the Senate's vote to acquit Donald Trump:

Senate Republicans' failure to hold Donald Trump accountable for inciting a violent insurrection in an unprecedented attempt to overthrow our Democracy is a grave indictment of their cowardice and complicity.

The Act will reduce drug prices through increased access to generic drugs

Washington, DC – On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed into law the Orange Book Transparency Act (H.R. 1503), introduced by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and member of the Health subcommittee on Energy and Commerce.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement on the shameful mob violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol today.

"The tragic shooting rampage that left three Chicago area residents dead and four wounded is a clear call to action for the new Congress to immediately pass long overdue gun violence prevention legislation, including universal background checks, straw purchases, and interstate gun trafficking that's responsible for more than half of the guns used to commit crimes in Chicago.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly was elected as Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee. She will serve as the Vice Chair of the full Committee for the 117^th Congress. The Congresswoman released this statement following today's vote: