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Washington, DC —U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement on his vote today to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:
“When President Obama was selling his health care law to the American people, he repeatedly said that it wasn’t a tax, that it would lower health care costs, and that people could keep their current insurance if they liked it. Those assurances turned out to be nothing but empty promises.
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July 6, 2012 | 202-525-0182 |
Representative Mike Kelly Issues Statement on June Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement on the June jobs report released this morning, which showed that the unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent:
Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, regarding the Administration’s decision to join the negotiations for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which open today in New York. The letter, which was co-signed by 130 members of the House, expresses Rep. Kelly’s concerns that the U.N.’s actions to date indicate that the ATT is likely to pose significant threats to our national security, foreign policy, and economic interests as well as our constitutional rights.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) voted today to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) failed gun-running program that has been linked to deaths in both Mexico and the United States, including the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The criminal contempt resolution passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 255-67.
Rep. Kelly issued the following statement:
Washington, DC —U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the president’s health care law:
“Today, the United States Supreme Court spoke. On November 6, the American people will have their chance to speak.
“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. And I’ve got to tell you, job creators were put on the menu and they are getting eaten alive by a piece of legislation that drives their cost of operation up, mandates them to do something under penalty of law or pay a fine…"
“We are a nation of laws and a nation that believes nobody is above the law. That includes the Attorney General, and for him to take a pass on this and to continue to say we’ll just need to talk more…it’s time to stop talking. It’s time to fish or cut bait.”
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement on the May jobs report released this morning, which showed that the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent and the economy only added 69,000 jobs, falling significantly short of the 150,000 jobs that analysts estimated would be created: