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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today highlighted the launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program and urged eligible constituents to enroll to receive a discount on their monthly internet bill.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced two bills to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for underserved youth. The Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity (HERO) for Youth Act and the Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act will increase federal resources for communities seeking to create or grow employment programs and provide tax incentives to businesses and employers to hire and retain youth from economically distressed areas.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) introduced the bipartisan Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 to expand coverage for medical nutrition plans under Medicare and combat health disparities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, hosted a joint press conference with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. In celebration of Mother's Day this weekend, the press conference focused on the first-ever report on Black Women and Girls and the hopes of Black mothers for their daughters. Speakers discussed how society, the city of Chicago and local organizations can help fulfill those hopes.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding President Biden's decision to initiate a ban on menthol cigarettes:
"Today's action is consistent with the Biden Administration's commitment to advancing racial equity and addressing health disparities in this country with fact-based, scientific action.
MATTESON, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly released the below statement in reaction to President Biden's first address to a Joint Session of Congress this evening:
MATTESON, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly is uplifting two constituents, Diana Veal of Kankakee and Dr. Lisa Green of Harvey as her virtual guests to President Biden's Joint Address to Congress this evening. Diana Veal is a child care provider who has seen a decrease in enrollment due to COVID-19 and Dr. Green is CEO of Family Christian Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center providing care to underserved populations in Harvey and the Southland Communities.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly submitted the following projects to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrasture for funding:
Project Name: Columbia Bridge
Location: Columbia Bridge Over Jackson Park Lagoon/59th St Bike Path, Chicago 60637
Project Sponsor: Chicago Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Congresswoman Kelly submitted the following requests (in alphabetical Order) to the House Committee on Appropriations for FY22 Community Project Funding:
Rep. Robin Kelly has submitted funding requests for important community projects in the Second Congressional District of Illinois to the House Appropriations Committee.
Gun violence is a public health crisis, but at the federal level we are neither doing enough to prevent it nor to mitigate its impacts. We have seen the mass shootings that have claimed the lives of shoppers, salon workers, and pedestrians so far this year. However, what causes deeper concern is how prevalent and pervasive gun violence is in the daily lives of our community members.