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June 20, 2014

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2015 by a bipartisan vote of 340-73. The bill included language requested by Rep.

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August 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1808, Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.


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Rep. Kelly during a March 30, 2022 Ways & Means Hearing.
March 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) called on U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai and the Biden administration to prioritize trade deals that strengthen U.S. national security and make America more competitive.


February 28, 2019

WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted against this week’s Democrat gun control proposals, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1112, which would place an undue burden on law-abiding U.S.


July 24, 2013

WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014 which imposes a one-year ban on the use of federal funds for the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by the State Department.


December 27, 2013

Amendment included in final NDAA bill signed by president

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June 11, 2015

Includes language requested by Kelly to continue ban on funding
for UN Arms Trade Treaty

Defense Department to fund research on pediatric brain tumors

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January 31, 2017

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement tonight in support of the nomination by President Donald Trump of Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.


July 14, 2017

House passes NDAA with Kelly amendment to ban funding for Obama-era arms control treaty

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November 17, 2016

“An agenda that lived by the pen can & should die by the pen”

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September 25, 2013

Rep. Kelly: “A tragic day for our national sovereignty”


April 2, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Kelly issued the following statement on April 1, 2013, regarding the anticipated vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, to approve a resolution adopting the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which has been co-sponsored by the United States delegation.

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March 3, 2015

Sends letter to President Obama co-signed by 34 new members
of Congress expressing full opposition to treaty

Treaty threatens US sovereignty, lawful firearm ownership,


April 1, 2013

Rep. Kelly issued the following statement on Thursday, March 28, 2013, regarding the collapse of negotiations at the United Nations conference to finalize the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). He is the original sponsor of H. Con. Res. 23, a bipartisan concurrent resolution to oppose the treaty, which currently has 129 co-sponsors in the House and 34 co-sponsors in the Senate.

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March 18, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in opposition to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as the body begins its final negotiations over the treaty at the U.N. headquarters today in New York. Rep.

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December 22, 2014

Treaty will enter into force on Christmas Eve

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding the imminent entry into force of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will occur on December 24, 2014 — 90 days, as required, after the 50th nation ratified the treaty.

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December 31, 2014

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) released the following report today, to be e-mailed to his constituents throughout Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional District, to serve as a year-end overview of his office’s legislative achievements and constituent relations throughout 2014.

Dear Constituent:


January 8, 2018

“Unified Government, Historic Results”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) released the following report today, to be e-mailed to his constituents throughout the Third Congressional District of Pennsylvania, to serve as a year-end overview of his office’s legislative achievements and constituent relations throughout 2017.


January 6, 2016

"Getting Things Done, Standing on Principle"

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) released the following report today, to be e-mailed to his constituents throughout Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional District, to serve as a year-in-review of his office’s legislative achievements and constituent relations throughout 2015.

Dear Constituent:


December 22, 2016

“Making a Difference Today, Preparing for Tomorrow”

 


December 31, 2013

WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) released the following letter today, to be e-mailed to his constituents throughout Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional District, to serve as a year-end overview of his office’s legislative achievements and constituent relations throughout 2013.

Dear Constituent:


April 1, 2014

More than 80 Members of Congress co-sign letters in support of Kelly amendments to prohibit ATT funding

WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding four letters he authored and submitted to the bipartisan leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Subc

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October 15, 2013

Bipartisan Letter Signed by 181 Members of Congress

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February 28, 2017

“The right vision at the right time to guide us in the right direction”

 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Donald J. Trump’s address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.


January 15, 2014

Bill includes Kelly language banning federal dollars for UN Arms Trade Treaty

 


December 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in support of H.R.


April 3, 2014

WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) authored and submitted a letter to President Obama on April 2, 2014 – the first anniversary of the majority-rule adoption by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly of the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – reminding th


Rep. Kelly is a strong believer in the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. It protects law-abiding citizens from the government’s infringement on our right to keep and bear arms.