Robin Kelly

With all due respect to my colleagues that are sharing stories about people that regret having abortions, I always find it so interesting that we tend to care more about the fetus than the adult or our children.

When access to abortion is restricted, we know there are negative health outcomes that can result, harming communities who already face the most challenges to accessing care.

Women who are turned away from accessing abortion and forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term are almost four times more likely to live below the federal poverty line.

It amazes me--I just completed a course last week, and there is a book, 'Great New Work,' and we had to read that.

It is really important not only to study the Holocaust as a historical event, but also use its lessons as daily reminders of the fragility of democracy.

Sadly, in recent years, we've seen a rise in anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi rhetoric, fueled, in large part, by disinformation campaigns on social media.

My State of Illinois was the 11th State to approve adult use cannabis.

Illinois has lost a congressperson I think every decade for five decades and it looks like we are going to lose another one, and if people don't fill out the census we might lose two.

When we passed the MGT Act that both Mr. Meadows and I also sponsored, it was to be able to allow reinvestment in the enterprise through the savings effectuated through implementation of FITARA.

The cost savings around healthcare and the access to paid leave are integrally related.

How do we make sure that we're not piling on medical debt, lack of access to paid leave, student debt, high housing prices, and wages that aren't growing.

I know, when I entered Congress, I represent the 2nd congressional District of Illinois, and I had the highest rate of foreclosures in my area because of healthcare issues.

We often think of paid leave as being important for new parents, but it's just as important for workers who need to care for a sick child, spouse, or relative or for themselves.

Family leave is not a magnanimous gift provided by unsavvy employers.

It's time that all of America's families, and our national economy, reaped those benefits.

I will continue to join with Chairwoman Maloney and others to fight for our Nation's civil servants and their right to paid family and medical leave.

Thank you all for your testimony today and your patience. One thing I have to say, you know, we worked hard on--I wasn't here, but my colleagues worked hard on the Affordable Care Act, and I don't think there is a Democrat that would say…

Black women and women of color are particularly at risk because the cosmetics products sold to them are often the most harmful.

I was especially concerned to learn that with all the personal care products used by young women each day... these products may contain chemicals that cause endocrine disruption, or reproductive harm.

Because of this, I am invested in working to reduce health disparities of vulnerable and minority populations, especially women and girls.

I am very concerned about the unknown impact of unsubstantiated cosmetic ingredients on women and girls across the country.

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. Anything I can do to help, of course, I am always here.

Economic, educational, you could be in the best physical health. Black women die at three to four times the rate of White women. But depending on which State you go to, the rates are higher. In my State of Illinois, it is six to one times…

That is why we have the issue that you know I am very passionate about: maternal mortality and morbidity. Interestingly enough, yes, some happen before the full term, but some happen when the mom has the baby, and it also happens after the…

Right. I think it is hard enough for us to go, and then, if we go and don't feel comfortable or feel like we are getting the respect or getting the care, the likelihood of us returning is not there. I mean, you would think that with…