Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced more than $2.5 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) grants have been approved for projects within Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of legislation that would fund the government and end the government shutdown after more than six weeks. This vote comes after Kelly and House Republicans first voted to fund the government and avoid a shutdown on September 19, and after Senate Democrats blocked the House GOP-passed clean continuing resolution 14 times since then.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) applauded the Trump administration's announcement Thursday that the administration has reached a deal to lower the cost of popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As lawmakers in France are considering a proposal to increase its digital services tax (DST) from 3 percent to 15 percent and raise the applicable revenue threshold to levels that specifically target American innovators, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Subcommittee on Tax Chairman Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Adrian Smith (NE-03) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued this statement after Senate Democrats failed to join House and Senate Republicans to pass a short-term spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown.

Rep. Kelly and House Republicans passed the spending bill on September 19.

BUTLER, PA -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a disaster designation in Pennsylvania due to recent drought, including Butler and Lawrence counties.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Butler and Lawrence counties are among those that have suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced a resolution to recognize September 30, 2025 as Rare Cancer Day.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) released the following statement after Wabtec Corporation announced Monday a historic agreement with National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway of Kazakhstan, to deliver Evolution Series locomotives and provide long-term service support. The multi-year order, valued at $4.2 billion, marks the largest locomotive agreement in Wabtec’s history.

Wabtec Corp. operates plants in Erie and Grove City.