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These are dark times in Washington. It's no secret that President Trump and his team are working overtime to turn back the clock on our rights and divest from our communities.
If you want to know where the President stands on the welfare of the African American community, look no further than his immoral budget. It eliminates programs that feed hungry kids, support veterans and help families buy their own home.
Republicans are slamming the doors of opportunity for our youth. For people of color, those doors appear to be barricaded, chained and padlocked.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly led the Illinois delegation in the final tally of this year's House Democrats' Member Online All-Star Competition.
During the competition, Congresswoman Kelly added nearly 6,000 new followers to her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channels.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly again took to the House floor demanding a vote on bipartisan legislation to end gun violence.
Today, Congresswoman Kelly counted dollars 51 to 100 of Speaker Ryan's contributions from the NRA and honored the memories of 50 young people, ages 2-16, killed by gun violence in Chicagoland over the past 18 months. Her speech is available here.
Today, I went to the House floor – something that I've done hundreds of times over the past four years. But today was different.
Words spoken on the House floor are rarely heard by anyone other than C-SPAN viewers and the handful of representatives who are waiting for their turn to speak. But this speech was different.
When Rep. Robin Kelly rose to speak on the House floor Thursday morning, she carried a list of 50 names — all victims of gun violence.
"I've begged — I've pleaded — I've screamed — I've cried and I even ground the People's House to a halt with last year's historic sit-in," Kelly said.
She then proceeded to read the names.As she told each person's story, she placed a dollar in a box next to her.
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement following her speech on the House floor calling out the toxic influence of the NRA's money in politics that's contributing to the gun violence that's costing American lives:
"Time and time again - tragedy after tragedy, Congress holds moments of silence and does nothing to save American lives.
This inaction is a direct result of the vast amount of money that the NRA pours into the political process to push their dangerous 'guns everywhere, rules nowhere' agenda that's killing Americans.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, released this statement concerning the independent, nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of Senate TrumpCare bill:
"This score confirms what we already knew: TrumpCare will be a complete and utter disaster for Illinois families and it will kill thousands of Americans every year.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement marking the one year anniversary of the House Gun Violence Prevention Sit-In organized by Reps. John Lewis (GA), Robin Kelly (IL), Katherine Clark (MA), David Cicilline (RI) and John Larson (CT).
"One year ago, I joined four of my colleagues in organizing the historic House Democratic Sit-In to End Gun Violence.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, released this statement concerning the Senate's healthcare bill – commonly known as TrumpCare:
"After weeks of secret, backroom meetings, Senate Republicans have finally released their TrumpCare bill. After reading it, I know why they worked so hard to hide it – it's a complete and utter disaster.
Your premiums will rise, your insurance will cover less and millions will lose their health insurance just so the super rich can get a $37,000 tax cut.
Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, joined by 30 other elected leaders, wrote to Governor Bruce Rauner expressing their "collective support for construction of the South Suburban Airport" in Peotone. The leaders called the project "an incubator of innovation and generator of growth for our nation."