Press Releases

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, released this statement concerning the independent, nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the American Health Care Act – also known as TrumpCare:

"This score confirms what we already knew: TrumpCare is a disaster and if enacted, will kill thousands of Americans every year.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement concerning the President's budget request:

"This budget can be summed up in one word: awful.

It takes food out of the mouths of babies, takes heat away from seniors and takes the security of crop insurance from our farmers.

It's awful for the families struggling to make ends meet.

It's awful for seniors who paid into Social Security with the promise that it would take care of them.

It's awful for public safety as it slashes critical investments in our law enforcement.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly welcomed Chicago's Dr. Cheryl Watson-Lowry, DDS to testify before Congress on the Action for Dental Health Act. Dr. Watson-Lowry testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee.

Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a member of the bipartisan House Task Force on Community-Police Relations, released this statement marking National Police Week:

"Each year, we pause to remember the brave men and women – including my uncles, cousins and nephews – who put on the uniform every day.

As we mark National Police Week, I'm asking my colleagues to truly commit to protecting our law enforcement officers. But, that's not possible until we address our lax and non-existent gun laws that have allowed criminals to target and outgun law enforcement.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Robin Kelly and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced H.R. 2408, the Protecting Girls Access to Education Act, which ensures that children, specifically young girls, are able to receive an education when displaced by conflicts overseas.

Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the Ranking Member of IT subcommittee, released this statement concerning President Trump's long-awaited cybersecurity Executive Order:

"President Trump's cybersecurity Executive Order is a long-overdue first step, but it needs to be more than words on paper. As the Administration makes these commitments, key cybersecurity positions in the White House and federal agencies, including the Federal CIO, are still vacant.

Matteson, IL - Congresswoman Robin Kelly released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey:

"To date, President Trump has fired the FBI Director, the acting Attorney General and nearly 50 federal prosecutors. It seems anyone investigating President Trump's ties to Putin or Russia's effort to hack our election hears President Trump's favorite phrase: 'you're fired.'

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee's IT subcommittee, recently introduced the Connected Government Act. The legislation would require all future and re-designed government websites to be mobile-friendly, a standard business practice in 2017.