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June 9, 2026

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.

May 21, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s (IL-02) Action for Dental Health Act.
Issues:Health Care
May 21, 2026

WASHINGTON – The Energy and Commerce Committee passed U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s (IL-02) bill addressing safety concerns with electric vehicle doors. The Securing Accessible Functional Emergency (SAFE) Exit Act will establish the first federal standard for electric vehicle doors. In several cases, passengers and drivers have been trapped inside electric cars after a crash or power loss. At least 15 people have died in a Tesla due to its doors not opening after crashing.

May 12, 2026

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who serves as co-chair of the Bipartisan Maternity Care Caucus with U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), called for her resignation from both Congress and the Caucus:

Issues:Health Care
May 6, 2026

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Health Braintrust, condemned the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to authorize the sale of mango and blueberry flavored Glas e-cigarettes.

April 30, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) voted against the Republican Farm Bill that will exacerbate food cost and struggles facing farmers. The bill fails to reverse the $187 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” last summer. Over 42 million Americans, including nearly 2 million Illinoisans, relies on SNAP. The bill passed the House by 224-200.
In an attempt to improve the Farm Bill, Rep.
Issues:Agriculture
April 29, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced a bicameral bill that would increase access to broadband service for low-income urban and rural Americans.

April 21, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) forcefully pressed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding budget cuts to Medicaid at today’s Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
Issues:Health Care
April 16, 2026

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) called for continued action to improve Black maternal health instead of the Trump administration’s attacks against healthcare with health advocates and U.S. Reps. Yvette Clarke (NY-11), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04). Black Maternal Health Week, from April 11 to 17, marks a time to raise awareness to the fact that Black women face higher risks of maternal death, stillbirths, preterm births and pregnancy-related complications.

April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) voted for the War Powers Resolution to stop President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. House Republicans defeated this measure to rein in the President by213-214.
“President Trump entered a war against Iran with no strategy, no exit plan and no clear objectives. Now, he’s scrambling to justify his war of choice—even lashing out at the Pope—because he knows a vast majority of Americans disapprove,” said Rep. Kelly. “This war has already cost the U.S.