Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today to congratulate Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on his election as Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 890, the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through December 31, 2013. The legislation also prohibits the Obama administration from granting states the ability to waive work requirements for welfare programs. Rep. Kelly is a member of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Human Resources, which produced this bill.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) – a member of the House Ways and Means committee – issued the following statement today thanking his constituents for participating in a telephone town hall meeting yesterday evening on the basics of filing income taxes. A total of 19,567 constituents joined the call, which featured a tax expert from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who assisted with answering callers’ questions.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Ways and Means committee, spoke powerfully on behalf of job creators and small business owners during yesterday’s committee hearing on the tax-related provisions in the president’s health care law. Below are highlights from his remarks:
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) appeared on Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel on Sunday, March 3, 2013, to discuss his thoughts on sequestration and pro-growth tax reform. Below are highlights from the interview:
Rep. Kelly on the lack of presidential leadership:
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement today regarding the implementation of the first round of “sequestration” cuts to future federal spending set to begin today in accordance with the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Rep. Kelly previously voted for two different pieces of legislation to replace the “sequester” with alternative spending cuts and reforms: the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act in May 2012 and the Spending Reduction Act in December 2012.
Rep. Kelly Continues to Urge the European Union to Declare Hizbollah a Terrorist Organization
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Republican Leadership echoed U.S. Representative Mike Kelly's (PA-03) recent call to block the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from taking any further action as a Board until the matter surrounding last year's unconstitutional appointments of several of its members is resolved. In a letter sent to the NLRB yesterday, House leaders insisted the board cease all activity until members sufficient to meet a quorum are confirmed by the U.S. Senate or the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the appointments.
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Rep. Kelly Introduces Bill to Eliminate Pay for Unconstitutional NLRB Appointees
Rep. Kelly Issues Statement on Passage of the No Budget, No Pay Act
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) released the following statement on his vote for the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), which passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of 285-144: