Press Releases
Rep. Kelly: “Let’s treat people fair and equally under the law. Could there be anything more American than that?”
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) appeared live on Face the Nation on CBS yesterday morning to discuss the latest news regarding immigration reform and House action to fund and reform federal agriculture policy and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Rep. Kelly on immigration reform:
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Obama administration’s decision to halt the implementation of the employer mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) for one year.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after he introduced H.R. 2579, the Government Employee Accountability Act, in the House of Representatives. The legislation would give all federal agencies the mechanisms necessary for agency heads to deal with Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, including the ability to conduct “investigative leave without pay” and to carry out immediate termination. This bill was introduced with 21 original co-sponsors.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, questioned the Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Daniel Werfel, at today’s full committee hearing on the IRS’s recent report, authored by Mr. Werfel, detailing the agency’s widely condemned targeting practices.
Rep. Kelly: “This administration continues to display a tone deafness that is beyond frustrating”
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in response to a public address on climate change by President Obama at Georgetown University in which the president described new initiatives to cut carbon emissions, in large part by reducing the nationwide usage of coal.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos on ABC yesterday morning, Sunday, June 23, 2013, to participate in a roundtable discussion on immigration, the state of the economy, and other top issues currently impacting the nation.
Rep. Kelly on the state of the economy & the need for a serious energy strategy:
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would institute a nationwide prohibition on abortion after 20 weeks post-fertilization, with limited exceptions, when the unborn child is able to feel pain. This legislation was primarily crafted in response to the horrific crimes committed by Dr.