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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02), issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s federal raid on the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her family.
"I am glad to hear that Congresswoman Omar and her family are safe. This unprecedented raid is an authoritarian use of power and an attempt to turn federal law enforcement into a tool for political retribution against a sitting member of Congress on the eve of an election.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and U.S. Congressman George Latimer (D-NY) introduced the Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026, a bill to create and expand partnerships between community health centers and emergency feeding operations to provide access to food at these centers.
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led a letter with 20 members of the U.S. House and Senate to the Archivist of the U.S. Bradford Wilson, expressing strong opposition to the announcement that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to close the regional archive facility and Federal Records Center (FRC) located in the Congressman’s district since the 1970s, despite the enormous significance of this facility and the records stored therein.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Emily Randall (WA-06) led 49 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr.
MATTESON, IL – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) urges Governor JB Pritzker and his administration to issue a state disaster proclamation, and request a federal disaster declaration, for areas impacted by recent severe storms, so that communities across the Southland can begin accessing the federal resources and relief they desperately need. Emphasizing that a proclamation is the necessary first step to unlock state and federal aid, and that time is of the essence for families trying to recover.
Paxton, IL. – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined state Sen. Chris Balkema, state Rep. Jason Bunting, and Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold yesterday to award $850,000 in federal funding to the City of Paxton to continue streetscape improvements along Market Street in the city's downtown core. Rep. Kelly secured the funding through the annual Community Project Funding request process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced key staff promotions within her congressional office, naming Brandon DiFulvio as Chief of Staff and Kevin Kiser as Communications Director.
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Representative Mike Simpson (ID-02), a former dentist, celebrated the House passage of their bipartisan bill, H.R. 2001, the Action for Dental Health Act.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after the House passed the partisan reconciliation bill that gives $70 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection:
“ICE Gestapo agents terrorized—and continue to terrorize—Black and Brown communities in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Their oversized budget is larger than other countries’ entire defense spending, yet Republicans gifted another $70 billion to fund their cruel agenda. I voted NO.