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Rep. Kelly: “As the lessons of this shameful saga are learned,

Bill would prevent high-risk figures like Edward Snowden,
Bradley Manning, Nidal Hasan, and Aaron Alexis

“Thirteen years after America’s darkest day,
 the war on terror carries on"

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in recognition of the 13th anniversary of the al Qaeda terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, as well as the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Sends letter to Senate Leaders Harry Reid & Mitch McConnell condemning Senate resolution on campaign finance as

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after submitting a letter to President Obama voicing opposition to the planned First Conference of State Parties (CSP) to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – a UN-backed gathering to shape the future of the ATT – due to its exclusion of any organization critical of the treaty.

Co-signs bipartisan letter to House Appropriations Committee seeking moratorium on 82 facility closures, including in Erie

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) issued the following statement today in support of a bipartisan congressional effort to halt the closure of 82 U.S. Postal Service mail processing facilities, including one in Erie, PA, scheduled to begin in January 2015.

On August 3, 2014, The Wall Street Journal published a guest opinion feature written by Rep.

Faith-based providers and individuals helping children should not be prevented from providing welfare services because of their religious faith, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa.  The lawmakers say some people in positions of power are essentially discriminating against people of faith and seeking to force providers out of these services because of the providers’ beliefs.