I thank the chairman. I rise in strong support of my amendment to H.R. 4435, the FY15 NDAA, to renew a 1-year ban on the Obama administration from using any Department of Defense funds to implement the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty…
Mike Kelly
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Mike Joseph Kelly is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district since 2011. Born on May 10, 1948, he has a background in business prior to his political career. Throughout his time in office, Kelly has served on various committees, focusing on issues pertinent to his constituents and the broader national agenda. He has been involved in legislative efforts related to economic development and healthcare, among other topics.
I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, let me tell you that, when I first got here, people said: Kelly, you expect the government to work as a business. I said: No, no, no, that is not true because there is no way any business can work as the…
I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. I am reminded of a passage in the Bible that you can see a speck of sawdust in your neighbor's eye but not the plank in your own. We are talking about a resolution. Isn't it amazing that we…
I am here today to offer congratulations to the New Castle Red Hurricanes for winning their first-ever Pennsylvania AAAA State championship, with an undefeated 31- 0 record. The 'Canes pulled this off with a 52-39 victory over…
At this time, I would like to enter into the Record two letters--one from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, which is in strong support of H.R. 2575, and then another letter from the National Federation of Independent…
I will include letters from the Employers for Flexibility in Health Care Coalition and the NRF. We have a lot of these letters. I think I will read more of them as we go on. I am fascinated by the results of Senator Cruz's request online…
I also have a letter from the Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare. There are 43 members signed onto this one. I reserve the balance of my time. Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare, April 2, 2014. Hon. John…
At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam), my friend and colleague.
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. It is an old political tactic to use confusion. We have watched for almost 4 years the Republican Party try to confuse the…
At this time, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), another colleague and good friend of mine.
We are prepared to close. Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano).
I think my time is pretty close to the end, is it not? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.





