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WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 2218, the Coal Residue Reuse and Management Act of 2013, to improve environmental protections and protect jobs by creating a state-based program that sets enforceable federal standards for coal ash. The legislation passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support by 265-155.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014 which imposes a one-year ban on the use of federal funds for the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by the State Department.
“Americans deserve a government they can trust again”
Rep. Kelly: “Let’s treat people fair and equally under the law. Could there be anything more American than that?”
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) appeared live on Face the Nation on CBS yesterday morning to discuss the latest news regarding immigration reform and House action to fund and reform federal agriculture policy and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Rep. Kelly on immigration reform:
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Obama administration’s decision to halt the implementation of the employer mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) for one year.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today after he introduced H.R. 2579, the Government Employee Accountability Act, in the House of Representatives. The legislation would give all federal agencies the mechanisms necessary for agency heads to deal with Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, including the ability to conduct “investigative leave without pay” and to carry out immediate termination. This bill was introduced with 21 original co-sponsors.
WASHINGTON — Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, questioned the Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Daniel Werfel, at today’s full committee hearing on the IRS’s recent report, authored by Mr. Werfel, detailing the agency’s widely condemned targeting practices.