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A new bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives is aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rates.
Representative Robin Kelly introduced legislation to the U.S. House of Representatives that would give women who are on Medicaid longer periods of coverage to battle outrageously high rates of maternal and infant mortality in the country.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a leading health advocate in the U.S. House of Representatives, released this statement of the President Trump's dangerous ‘Domestic Gag Rule' that threatens the healthcare of millions of Americans:
"Today's decision by the Trump Administration is dangerous and unconstitutional. All Americans have a right to access reproductive healthcare and health information without government interference.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-05), members of the House Tech Accountability Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus, released this statement regarding Amazon's Board of Directors' reversal on the ‘Rooney Rule' for director-level openings:
Chicago, IL - Community Assistance Programs (CAPs) recognized Congresswoman Robin Kelly for her advocacy of workforce training programs aimed at persons aged 55 years and older. Congresswoman Kelly was honored along with Congressman Bobby Rush at a luncheon in Chicago.
EAST HAZEL CREST – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) hosted a forum yesterday in East Hazel Crest, Ill., focused on how communities across the country are facing significant fiscal stress due to extreme austerity measures that have reduced essential public services such as emergency medical services, police, fire services and trash collection. A video of the roundtable can be found here.
A House bill introduced Wednesday would expand the amount of time that new moms could remain on Medicaid, in an effort to reduce the number of pregnancy or childbirth-related deaths.
"Too many mothers have died already," said Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who introduced the legislation. "Too many kids are growing up without a mother. Too many families are living a nightmare that doesn't end."
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, unveiled the MOMMA Act to reverse America's rising maternal mortality rate.
"For decades, the global rate of women dying from, during and after childbirth has been steadily declining. At the same time, the number of American mothers dying has been increasing," said Congresswoman Kelly. "Hundreds of American mothers are dying; it's time for Congress to do something about it."
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly will welcome the Rev. Andrew J. Singleton, Jr., CPA. M.Div. to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 to deliver the opening prayer before the U.S. House of Representatives as the day's guest chaplain.
When is it appropriate to take risks? How do you overcome barriers? And, as a leader, how do you find balance?
I learned shocking realities about young people who work in the sex trade Thursday when I attended a Congressional field inquiry on trafficking held by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson.
Kelly gathered representatives of law enforcement, education and social service providers for a "solutions-only" dialog about ways to reduce the number of young people who are lured to prostitution.