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Rep. Kelly, environmental leaders speak against Trump administration’s plans to strip EPA’s ability to fight climate change

July 28, 2025

Press Release

CHICAGO– U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined environmental advocates in speaking out against the Trump administration’s plans to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Endangerment Finding.” This key finding has been the foundation and legal underpinning for EPA’s responsibility to mitigate the effects of climate pollution.

“Big Polluters poured $1 billion into President Trump’s reelection campaign, and he’s now repaying them by stripping the ‘Endangerment Finding,’ which will endanger our environment and public health,” said Rep.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Rep. Kelly on humanitarian crisis in Gaza

July 28, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement on the crisis in Gaza:

“The growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza requires urgent action as children, Palestinians — and even the doctors who are treating malnutrition — starve. Thousands of trucks with food are waiting to enter Gaza, but Prime Minister Netanyahu is clearly not seeing what the rest of the world sees. News outlets and humanitarian organizations are reporting horrific photos and videos of starving children.

Rep. Kelly Introduces Gun Safety Bill with Reps. Carson, McBath

July 18, 2025

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WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), André Carson (IN-07) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) introduced the Gun Safety Incentive Act. The bill promotes safe gun storage practices by providing a federal tax credit for individuals who purchase certified firearm safes and secure storage devices.

Issues:Gun ViolenceHealth Care

Rep. Kelly condemns Big, Ugly Bill: ‘Shame on House Republicans’

July 3, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned U.S. House Republicans for jamming through the Big, Ugly Bill to meet an arbitrary deadline. Due to the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid, 17 million Americans will lose their healthcare, including nearly half a million in Illinois and almost 40,000 in the Second District.

“House Republicans did the unconscionable: they passed the Big, Ugly Bill that would steal people’s healthcare, rob food out of children’s mouths, cut clean energy jobs, and flood our streets with dangerous weapons like gun silencers.

Issues:EducationEnergy and EnvironmentGun ViolenceHealth CareJobs and the EconomyProgress for Women

Rep. Kelly questions Secretary Kennedy’s decision to reverse COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, children

June 24, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Il-02) forcefully questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today as he appeared before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.

Issues:Health CareProgress for Women

Rep. Kelly introduces bill to protect access to birth control

June 23, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced the Access to Birth Control Act, which would guarantee patients’ timely access to prescribed and over-the-counter birth control at pharmacies. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three years ago tomorrow, refusals in pharmacies to fulfill a birth control prescription or purchase have increased.

“Birth control is safe, effective, and essential for healthcare,” said Rep.

Issues:CBC Health Braintrust Health CareProgress for Women

Rep. Kelly releases statement on President Trump's decision to bomb Iran

June 21, 2025

Press Release

MATTESON, ILL. — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military strike against Iran:

"President Trump's decision to bomb Iran will not lead to peace but rather cause more violence, destruction, and conflict in the Middle East.

Issues:National Security

Rep. Kelly rejects deadly cuts to Medicaid at health center

June 20, 2025

Press Release

BLUE ISLAND, ILL. – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) gathered elected officials, healthcare leaders and those who would be directly affected by Medicaid cuts at Cook County Health Blue Island Health Center.

Issues:CBC Health Braintrust Health CareJobs and the Economy

Rep. Kelly on Juneteenth: ‘We have work to do to achieve freedom for everyone’

June 19, 2025

Press Release

MATTESON, ILL. – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement recognizing Juneteenth, which marks 160 years since enslaved Black Americans were officially freed:

“Juneteenth is a powerful day to reflect on the progress Black Americans have made to overcome racial barriers. This country was built on the backs of Black people, and then we continued to bleed and fight for our civil rights – from Selma to Little Rock to Pullman in Chicago.

Issues:CBC Health Braintrust EducationGun ViolenceHealth CareImmigrationJobs and the Economy

Rep. Kelly condemns Trump’s recissions package that steals from PEPFAR, Sesame Street, American people

June 12, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump administration’s recissions package that requests Congress to cancel $9.4 billion already appropriated by Congress.

Rep. Kelly offered a Motion to Recommit, which would have allowed her amendment to protect the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from the $400 million cuts in the recissions package. PEPFAR is the most successful global health program to combat HIV and AIDS and has saved 26 million lives since 2003 when President George W.

Issues:CBC Health Braintrust Health CareNational Security

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