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Washington, DC – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on America's alarming maternal mortality rate and legislation designed to address this growing crisis. The Subcommittee examined four bills, including Congresswoman Kelly's MOMMA's Act.
For some Illinois residents, a trip to the doctor's office can be an all-day affair.
"Today, it's not uncommon for me to hear from constituents who have to take two buses and a day off of work and find child care just to see a doctor," said U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, whose district includes parts of the South Side of Chicago and Will, Kankakee and Cook counties.
Fire departments in Calumet City, Crete Township, Flossmoor and South Holland will receive a total of $610,000 in federal grants to update firefighter safety equipment and fire station exhaust systems, according to U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson.
Calumet City's department will use its $142,000 grant to update the ventilation systems at its two fire stations to remove toxic vehicle exhaust, according to Kelly's office. The grant also will be used to buy protective gear for firefighters.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that four south suburban fire departments will receive a total of $610,000 in federal grants to update safety equipment and fire station exhaust systems.
"Our firefighters readily put their lives on the line protecting our families and communities," Rep. Kelly said. "They need and deserve the most modern technology available to save the lives of others and increase their safety."
A south suburban congresswoman wants to stop American mothers from dying during pregnancy and childbirth.
"We've already lost too many mothers to this crisis," said U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-2nd District) "It's incumbent upon us to honor their lives with action — action that will prevent another mother from needlessly dying or another family from being torn apart."
Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, along with four other community health centers in the South Suburbs and on Chicago's South Side, have been awarded a total of $273,000 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
To Heidi House, the celebration of her toddler son's birthday Sunday was almost miraculous.
That's because House said she went into cardiac arrest at a downstate hospital when she was in labor two years ago.
While Rueger survived, his twin sister, Emery, died 11 hours after she was born. House said she had to be transferred to a different hospital that had a doctor who specialized in handling her health problems.
The U.S. Post Office in Olympia Fields, IL will soon be renamed for Captain Robert L. Martin, a highly decorated Tuskegee Airman. Legislation authored by Congresswoman Robin Kelly in late February was signed into law by President Trump on August 21st, 2019. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the renaming legislation on April 30th, 2019 and the U.S. Senate concurred on August 1st, 2019; all Members of the Illinois Congressional delegation co-sponsored the bill.
Chicago, IL – This week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly convened a non-partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry, in collaboration with Advocate Children's Hospital, to shine an urgent light on the rising rate of American mothers dying from pregnancy and childbirth. The inquiry's findings will contribute to larger federal reporting and fact-finding efforts to craft a national response to America's shocking and growing maternal morality rate.
Chicago, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Symposium at Chicago State University to spotlight the occasion of Black Women's Equal Pay Day.
"Equal pay is really a matter of economic security, for our families and entire nation," Congresswoman Kelly said. "Not only does the wage gap hurt women and their immediate families and communities, it hurts the overall economy by depressing the buying power of black families."