Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Given that a majority of Pennsylvania seniors in long-term care facilities have yet to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and health care providers across the state continue expressing concern about a lack of communication with the PA Department of Health, several members of Pennsylvania's Republican delegation today wrote Governor Tom Wolf inquiring about his administration's plan to address the many failures of the vaccine rollout.
Washington, D.C. - This evening the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) voted against the legislation and released this statement:
Washington, D.C. - This evening the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, which is identical to the bill of the same name that passed last June. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) voted against the measure and released this statement:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), Fred Keller (PA-12), Dan Meuser (PA-09), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15), Scott Perry (PA-10), Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), John Joyce (PA-13), and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) issued this statement after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives announced an oversight investigation of the Wolf administration’s handling of nursing homes and long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Washington, D.C. - Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Biden's American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion bill that Democrats call pandemic relief. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) voted against the measure and issued this statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Auto Caucus co-chairs Representatives Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), caucus board members Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.), and 27 other members of Congress asked the Biden Administration in a letter to recognize and take action on the domestic shortage of semiconductor wafer chips.
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) voted against the bill and issued this statement:
Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will not hear arguments in the case of Kelly v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) issued this statement following the announcement:
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-16) and several House colleagues sent a letter to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro asking if the Commonwealth plans to study and report on nursing home-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C. - This week U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 705, the Heartbeat Protection Act.