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The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a gut punch to people across the country. For the first time in almost 50 years, abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right. Accessing safe and legal abortions will be more challenging than ever, and for many, especially young, low-income women and people of color, those challenges will prove insurmountable. We should do everything we can to keep Illinois a place of refuge for Midwesterners in need of abortion care.
CHICAGO, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) hosted a press conference at Lurie Children’s with Reese’s Purpose, Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and Kids In Danger (KID) to celebrate passage of Rep. Kelly’s bipartisan legislation, Reese’s Law. The legislation directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to develop and implement new safety standards to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) voted to pass the historic Inflation Reduction Act and send the legislation to President Biden’s desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments to lower Illinois families’ costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis and dramatically reduce the deficit. |
CHICAGO, IL – Yesterday, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) visited Rick and Corey Johnson’s Farm in Monee, IL and held a ‘Barn Hall’ with farmers, growers and food security advocates from the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Association, Greater Chicago Food Depository and the USDA Office of Rural Development. Rep. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reese’s Law, bipartisan legislation co-led by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries passed the Senate. The legislation will now go to President Biden’s desk for signature. Reese’s Law is named for Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old child who tragically passed away after ingesting a button cell battery. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly voted to pass H.R. 1808, Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022, which passed by a vote of 217 to 213. The Assault Weapons Ban Act restores and updates the prior assault weapons ban that kept weapons of war out of our communities for a decade before Republicans opposed its renewal. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Reese’s Law, bipartisan legislation co-led by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries passed the House. Reese’s Law is named for Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old child who tragically passed away after ingesting a button cell battery. |
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) voted to pass H.R. 8294, a package of six government funding bills, which focuses on helping families and communities across America. The transformative investments in the bill will lower the cost of living, create good-paying American jobs, lift up working families and support small businesses. The package also includes several of Rep. Kelly’s FY2023 Community Project Funding requests. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) and Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot held a press conference with gun violence prevention advocates to underscore the lifesaving impact the recently-passed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will have on Chicago. Rep. |