119th Congress
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military strike against Iran:
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela in the following statement:
“Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate ruler who oppressed the people of Venezuela. But President Trump’s unilateral decision to attempt a regime change in Venezuela is shortsighted and drags the U.S. into a reckless conflict that could destabilize the entire region. I demand a vote on the War Powers Resolution to stop President Trump from launching further military action without Congressional approval.
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump Administration for permitting the sale of forced reset triggers, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit with the National Association for Gun Rights, which challenged a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to ban forced reset triggers.
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) gathered with community violence intervention (CVI) leaders and gun safety advocates to decry President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard. Following the recent decision by a federal judge to temporarily block National Guard activity in Illinois, Rep. Kelly remains vigilant against President Trump’s attacks on Chicago.
Rep. Kelly called out President Trump’s hypocrisy for sending the National Guard, allegedly due to crime levels, while rescinding $16 million in funds dedicated to Chicago CVI organizations.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) spoke out today in defense of community violence intervention (CVI) programs, which are proven practices to reduce gun violence and build safer communities. She was joined by: Reps. Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and Steven Horsford (NV-04); Gregory Jackson, former Executive Director of White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and national CVI advocate; and Dr. Chico Tillmon, Executive Director of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) with the University of Chicago Crime Lab.