Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, a bill that attempts to address the ongoing private-sector union pension solvency crisis. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., voted against the bill and issued the following statement explaining his vote:

Let’s be clear: the American workers who are the victims of the union pension solvency crisis did absolutely nothing wrong. These men and women negotiated and were promised life-long benefits in exchange for decades of their hard work.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would more than double the federal minimum wage for hourly workers over a five-year period. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., voted against the bill and released the following statement after the vote:

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 on a bipartisan vote of 419-6. If enacted, the bill would repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health insurance plans, more commonly known as the “Cadillac Tax.” Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., who authored the legislation with Representative Joe Courtney, D-Conn., issued the following statement after the vote:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the ever-increasing cost of insulin, a scenario that is harming the over 30 million diabetics in the United States. Kelly, a member of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and a diabetic himself, said in the letter that the price increase has been caused by, at least in part, a lack of generic insulin on the market.

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation to set the policy prerogatives of the Department of Defense for Fiscal Year 2020. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., voted against the measure, noting that House Democrats advanced a partisan bill with provisions that threaten U.S. national security and create obstacles to achieving its military goals.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 3401, a supplemental appropriations bill they claim would address the crisis at our southern border. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., opposed the measure, and released this statement following the vote:

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the so-called American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. The legislation, which combines two Democrat sponsored immigration measures, does not address the ongoing and growing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and offers amnesty to millions illegally present in the United States. Representative Mike Kelly, R-Pa., voted against the measure.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1994, the SECURE Act, legislation aimed at improving Americans’ ability to save for their retirement. Congressman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., co-authored the bill with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Wisconsin Democrat Ron Kind.