Press Releases
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- On Monday, July 11, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) visited The Bair Foundation in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, as part of his tour meeting with officials from adoption & foster care facilities, crisis pregnancy centers, and women's care centers throughout the 16th Congressional District. The Bair Foundation is a Christian foster care agency, with locations in nine states and local offices in New Wilmington and Erie, that has provided hope and stability to more than 250,000 children and families in crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, July 7th, Reps. Mike Kelly (PA-16) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced the Protecting Public Safety Employees’ Timely Retirement Act of 2022, a bill to amend the federal tax code in order to allow first responders the ability to access their retirement funds penalty free upon reaching their eligible retirement age.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced he has secured $24.8 million in federal funding for nine local Community Project Funding requests in the FY2023 budget. Rep. Kelly's 2023 projects return triple the funding to the 16th Congressional District following FY2022 projects, which totaled nearly $8.5 million. The projects have been included in their respective subcommittee bills within the House Appropriations Committee. The projects, along with the funding amount, are listed by county below.
Rep. Kelly at March For Life 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which allows states to prohibit abortion in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) announced they are endorsing U.S. Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported inflation rose to 8.6% in May, reaching a new 41-year high, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement.
Presque Isle, Erie County, Pa.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced that Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, will receive $1.5 million for beach nourishment and sand replenishment in the USACE’s fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget.
Rep. Kelly on 2022 European CODEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16), a member of the Ways & Means Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, completed a week-long trip to Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. The bipartisan Congressional delegation participated in bilateral meetings and discussions focused on strengthening transatlantic trade relations, deepening U.S.-EU and U.S.-UK strategic partnerships, and underscoring the significance of the Good Friday Agreement.
Rep. Kelly March for Life 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a bicameral letter this week, U.S. Rep.