I will be hosting my 4th Annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, October 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at South Suburban College. I'll also be hosting 2 Job Readine...
This past weekend, I hosted a Veterans Housing Symposium where I connected veterans with housing professionals and experts to answer questions about their housing benefits, mortgage options, tax ex...
In 2016 alone, we’ve had more than 10,000 preventable gun deaths in America. In Chicago alone, there have been 3,000 people shot including 500 shooting homicides.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, along with fellow members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group, met with local community leaders and law enforcement in Detroit to discuss police accountab...
Congresswoman Kelly joined members of the Congressional Black Caucus to urge Congress to pass legislation aimed at reducing gun violence and the use of fatal force by police.
During the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour, Congresswoman Robin Kelly discussed the current state of minority health disparities in America.
Our national infrastructure is in dire need of repair. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ most recent report card gave American infrastructure a D+. So this week, I urge my colleagues to sta...
Full Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, “Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan – Part III”
I managed Debate for S. 1172, The Edward "Ted" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 which passed the Senate and House.
I rise today to recognize Eulice Brandon Garrett who, after nearly three years of serving the windy city and Illinois’ Second Congressional District as my Chief of Staff, is leaving for the sunny s...
This amendment requires the Secretary of the Treasury’s report to Congress include an economic forecast of the negative consequences of failing to raise the debt limit, including costs associated w...
I offered the Democratic Motion to Recommit on H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, to protect Americans from gun violence, particularly in school zones and other vuln...
I applaud President Obama’s bold Executive Actions on gun violence. These policies will have an immediate impact by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous individuals and prevent...
There have been 334 days and 351 mass shootings so far this year. We continually pause for moments of silence but Congress has yet to pass one bill that could help stop these travesties.
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to examine information security at the U.S. Department of Education, with an emphasis on the Agency’s efforts to secure the personally-i...