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May 13, 2015

Bill protects Internet from foreign government, UN control

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) – a member of the House Ways and Means Committee – issued the following statement today after introducing H.R. 2251, the Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2015.


May 8, 2015

“Even the most despicable abuses of power can become reality”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) – a member of the House Ways and Means Committee – authored a guest opinion piece published today by RealClearPolitics to address the second anniversary of the breaking of the targeting scandal at the Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) and the importance of restoring the American public’s trust in government.


May 1, 2015

House-Senate agreement will balance budget within 10 years

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) – a member of the House Ways and Means Committee – issued the following statement today in support of the final bicameral budget agreement for fiscal year 2016, also known as the Conference Report to S. Con. Res. 11.


April 23, 2015

TPA is “good for American workers, good for Congress, good for nation’s economic future”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) – a member of the House Ways and Means Committee – issued the following statement after today’s full committee mark-up hearing at which the committee approved H.R.

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April 23, 2015

Mead was Chairman Emeritus of Times Publishing Company,
Publisher Emeritus of Erie Times-News

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April 22, 2015

New Ways & Means committee report reveals misspent funds by IRS, debunking agency’s claim of insufficient funding

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April 22, 2015

Rep. Kelly with 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin and 60 Plus President Amy Frederick


April 16, 2015

House passes ‘Death Tax Repeal Act’ co-sponsored by Kelly

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April 15, 2015

Kelly’s ‘Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act’ helps victims of IRS leaks; passed with 6 other bills to stop IRS

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April 9, 2015

Kelly had personally requested survey from US Dept. of Interior

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement today commending the National Park Service (NPS) for agreeing to conduct a reconnaissance survey of the Washington Trail – 1753 in Western Pennsylvania, which will determine if the trail resources “merit further consideration as a potential unit of the National Trails System.” The NPS’s decision letter to Rep.