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June 12, 2014

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to take her colleagues to task for ignoring urban gun violence in America's inner cities and to urge lawmakers to take action to stop the epidemic.

June 12, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan amendment offered by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) that provides $30 million in funding for anti-hunger, food and nutrition programs for schoolchildren during the summer months.

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the 2014 & 2015 Intelligence Authorization Act, which included an amendment by Congresswoman Robin Kelly aimed at preparing students at predominately black colleges and universities for careers in national security and intelligence.

May 22, 2014

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4435, the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included an amendment by Congresswoman Robin Kelly aimed at helping to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last month in Nigeria.

April 9, 2014

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s Offices Accepting Submissions for Congressional Art Competition

High school students participating in Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s annual Congressional Art Competition may submit their artwork by appointment at one of her three district offices, April 14 through April 19, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

March 28, 2014

By Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly

In December, Congress allowed federal emergency unemployment insurance to expire. Since then, more than 2 million unemployed Americans have been left in the lurch.

In Illinois, nearly 171,000 people have lost or will lose their unemployment benefits. This is absolutely reprehensible.

March 27, 2014

Congresswoman Kelly statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision to bar domestic abusers from possessing firearms

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in United States v. Castleman that federal law prohibits convicted domestic abusers from possessing guns: