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The recent article titled "Gunrunner bought guns in Arkansas to sell to Chicago gangs" shows, yet again, that guns from outside Illinois are spilling blood in our streets.
This time, the trafficker was Klint Kelley buying guns in Arkansas. In March, it was Willies Biles buying guns in Indiana, and the list goes on and on.
For money, people are willing to cross state lines, buy guns and directly fuel the slow-moving massacre that is claiming the lives of Chicagoans each and every day.
Washington, DC – Last week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly offered an amendment to the so-called "Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act" to reprogram $3 million for summer food assistance to families receiving SNAP benefits.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a member of the House Emerging Threats Subcommittee, led a letter, signed by 40 of her colleagues, requesting clarification on the focus and operational capacity of the Department of Justice's Countering Violence Extremism (CVE) program.
Chicago - Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released this statement following President Trump's pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt:
CHICAGO, IL – This week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly traveled the Second District discussing health care accessibility and affordability with families, providers, advocates and policymakers.
Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a Solutions Only Congressional Field Inquiry on health care at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago.
"The goal of today's inquiry is to move beyond the partisan rhetoric and get to solutions that will make health care affordable and accessible for all Illinois families," said Congresswoman Kelly. "Families are tired of the name-calling and finger pointing; they want solutions and it's our obligation to find them."
Amid a climate of highly partisan politics, a piece of bipartisan legislation has surfaced in Washington, and it should receive uniform support.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, the Matteson Democrat who represents all of Kankakee County and part of Will County, has joined forces with fellow U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from downstate Murphysboro, to introduce legislation called The Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's diverse district boasts some of the world's richest farmland, as well as Chicago neighborhoods and south suburbs where access to foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables is limited.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced H.R.3488, Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017.
Washington, DC – As the Senate waged a hyper-partisan battle where Republicans tried to strip millions of their health insurance, Congresswoman Kelly used the days before the August District Work Period to build bipartisan consensus and advance common sense legislation.
The wins:
Bipartisan H.R. 2408 unanimously passed House Foreign Affairs Committee