Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced an amendment last night to H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (NDAA), to prohibit federal funding for the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for one year. The amendment was adopted unanimously by the House of Representatives by a voice vote and included in the final passage of the NDAA, which Rep. Kelly voted to support.
Rep. Kelly to victims: “Do not give up … Do not be afraid of this government … We’ve got your back.”
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WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, delivered remarks at today’s full committee hearing on the ongoing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) discrimination scandal in praise of the victims in attendance for sharing their stories with the American public. Rep.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding a bipartisan letter he authored and submitted to President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry petitioning the administration not to sign the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Rep. Kelly: “It’s not just ‘chilling’ anymore. This is downright freezing.”