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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Robin Kelly IL

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement in response to news of President Donald Trump deploying at least 300 National Guard troops to Chicago today:

“President Trump is bringing war to Chicago. He’s called our city violent and out of control, yet he is the one who has endangered our communities, terrorized immigrants, and wreaked chaos. Just last week, ICE agents burst through an apartment building in my district with flashbang grenades and dragged children, some of them naked, into the street. This is not the America I know.

“The man in the White House is playing dictator and abusing his powers. While our economy is hemorrhaging money every day during Trump’s shutdown, he wants to further waste taxpayer dollars to deploy the National Guard. I refuse to bend the knee, although many of my Republican colleagues have, and I will never give in to a man hellbent on destroying our city.”

In April, President Trump terminated $811 million in grants, which included over $66 million to community violence intervention organizations, evidence-based solutions that have reduced crime in Chicago. This funding was designated by Congress through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which included large portions of Rep. Kelly’s legislative work.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Robin Kelly IL

“Instead of working to reopen the government, President Trump and Russ Vought, his Project 2025 architect, are holding our Red Line Extension hostage during the Republican shutdown,” said Rep. Kelly. “President Trump is not slick; I see what he’s doing, and I refuse to bend the knee to a bully in the White House who does not negotiate in good faith and holds an axe over South Siders’ Red Line. He is targeting Black people during a government shutdown, withholding 25,000 additional jobs and economic opportunity from South Siders. Meanwhile, President Trump is making sure that his Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom in the White House continues right on schedule.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Robin Kelly IL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) stood up for Americans’ healthcare at the Health Care Over Billionaires rally as Republicans march the government toward a shutdown.

“Republicans are in charge of the White House, the Senate, and the House – but they are nowhere to be seen to keep our government open. Democrats have repeatedly offered to negotiate in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open while lowering the cost of healthcare. President Trump and his Congressional Republicans gutted Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion in his Big, Ugly Law, and millions of more Americans will experience skyrocketing premiums due to their inaction. Healthcare is a right – not a privilege for the wealthy few and well-connected. I will always choose to fight for healthcare over billionaires every time.”

• For a family of four earning $64,000 a year, their annual premiums will increase by over $2,571.
• For a family of four earning almost $130,000 a year, their annual premiums will increase by $8,533.
• For a 60-year-old couple earning $82,800 a year, their annual premiums will increase by $16,637.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Robin Kelly IL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Maternal Care Caucus and Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration will update labels to discourage pregnant women from using acetaminophen, falsely linking the over-the-counter painkiller with autism.

“President Trump’s ability to stretch and break reality knows no bounds, but this is truly ridiculous. There is no causal relationship between acetaminophen and autism; in fact, acetaminophen is the safest drug for pregnant women to take for fevers and pain. It is deeply concerning that President Trump, anti-vaxxer RFK Jr, and reality TV host Dr. Oz are setting public health standards. We are dealing with real crises that have real consequences. Women die every day due to preventable pregnancy-related causes like post-partum depression, hemorrhage, heart conditions, blood clots, and preeclampsia. Women and families need actual solutions – not faux doctors and a President who can’t even pronounce ‘acetaminophen.’”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Robin Kelly IL

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Charlie Kirk resolution:

“The resolution did not condemn political violence, did not offer solutions to gun violence, and did not include any unifying language to lower temperatures of our country’s political climate. So, let me be clear: I condemn political violence, I have urged my colleagues many times to pass gun safety reform, and I believe our democracy needs healing.

“I disagreed with almost everything Charlie Kirk said – but he did not deserve to be murdered for what he said. His children will now have to grow up without a father, and that is very sad. No family should experience that heartbreak, which is why I ran for Congress in the first place. Gun violence, in its many forms, is too prevalent in our country – from the 110 Americans who die every day to Speaker Melanie Hortman’s murder to the school shooting in Colorado that happened the same morning as Charlie Kirk’s murder. Our country desperately needs universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, red flag laws, community violence intervention funding, and a Congress that will take action to end gun violence.

“As gun violence continues to ravage communities on President Trump’s watch, I have not seen a single effort from this administration to end gun violence – only efforts to roll back any gun safety progress and threats to send the National Guard. Instead, the Trump administration has shifted its attention to avenge Charlie Kirk, even bullying ABC to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air in an appalling move of censorship. President Trump has gone as far to say, ‘I hate my opponents,’ during a moment when we need a leader to unify the country. It is exactly this hateful, escalatory rhetoric that leads to political violence.

“Right now, our government is on the brink of a shutdown. Congress needs to come together to solve our healthcare crisis, lower the cost of living, end gun violence, and deliver for all American people – not just the ones who sit on your side of the aisle.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative David Kustoff (TN-08)

WASHINGTON – Two years ago today, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, changing the world forever. These savage terrorists murdered men, women, and children; violently took more than 250 people hostage, including Americans; and then despicably celebrated the bloodshed and loss of life.

October 7^th, 2023, marked the largest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust. After the Holocaust, the world said, “never again.” Now, America and the world must be committed to the security and sovereignty of Israel and her people so that such a tragedy must truly never happen again.

As we mark two years since that fateful day, Hamas still has innocent hostages held captive, and antisemitism is rising in our own country and around the world. 

I am honored to serve as the Chairman of the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group. In this role, I will continue to reiterate that the House of Representatives, both Republicans and Democrats, unequivocally stand with Israel. Additionally, I am committed to ensuring Israel has the resources she needs to defend herself and her people.

I am inspired by the resilience of the Israeli people and their hope for a more peaceful future. We must continue to support Israel’s commitment to defeating Hamas and returning each hostage home.

The United States will always stand unequivocally with our greatest friend and ally in the Middle East, Israel.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative David Kustoff (TN-08)

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to advance a rulemaking that would allow prisons and other correctional institutions to deploy cellphone jamming technology that combats contraband devices. The FCC’s action was applauded by Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN), a longtime proponent of the technology who led several colleagues in submitting a letter yesterday that encouraged the vote.

“I salute the efforts of the FCC and Chairman Carr to make cellphone jamming in prisons possible,” said Congressman Kustoff. “I have been a vocal supporter of similar policies for years and have sponsored legislation to address contraband cellphone use in prisons. Stopping criminals from illegally using phones stops crime.”

Congressman Kustoff introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, H.R. 2350, in the U.S. House of Representatives in March of this year. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas introduced a companion bill, S. 1137, in the U.S. Senate

Criminals use contraband cellphones to coordinate illegal activity while incarcerated, posing a serious threat to public safety, correctional employees, and other inmates. It is a problem nationwide. One study referenced by the FCC found that more than 25,000 such phones had been discovered by authorities in a single year. The phones can be delivered to prisoners through a variety of illegal means–including visitor smuggling and even drone deliveries to jail yards–and then used to facilitate criminal activity.

Today’s action by the FCC authorized a framework for cooperation between departments of correction and wireless carriers for jamming only those phones that are considered contraband. The policy is designed to prevent any harmful interference to wireless carrier networks or the devices of Americans who live, work, and travel near prisons.

“There’s no reason that it should be possible for prisoners to order hits, organize gang activity, and traffic drugs from the comfort of a jail cell,” added Kustoff. “These crimes destroy communities and lives. If there’s no signal, there’s no crime.”

Click here to read a copy of the letter that Congressman Kustoff and colleagues sent to FCC Chairman Carr and the FCC encouraging them to advance the rulemaking. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas)

Washington, D.C — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement on the government shutdown effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025:

“Our constituents sent us here to work together to pass legislation that moves our country forward. Right now, costs are too high, and healthcare costs are about to soar because of Republican’s failure to renew tax credits that make healthcare more affordable for over 100,000 South Texans. Instead of coming together with Democrats to enact legislation that will keep vital services running and lowers costs, Republicans – who control the House, the Senate, and the White House – have chosen to let funding lapse and critical programs shutter. The consequences of this inaction will be deeply felt by working families, seniors and veterans who rely on essential healthcare services. This is a disgrace.” 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $170,390,076 in revised final Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Title I formula allocation funds for the 34^th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education released final revised totals in late September 2025.  

Title I funds provide for the development and creation of opportunities for student success. Congressman Gonzalez previously announced final Title I allocations in July of this year. The final FY 2025 allocations differ from the final FY 2025 allocations that the U.S. Department of Education provided Congress on June 27, 2025. The differences are due to corrections by several State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to their SY 2022-2023 State Per-Pupil Expenditure (SPPE) data. 

“These federal funds are crucial for every child in the 34^th Congressional District of Texas,” said Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. “One of my top priorities in Congress is making sure that every South Texan child, regardless of their background, can receive the same opportunities to succeed and achieve their American Dream. As this Administration threatens the Department of Education’s existence, I will continue to fight for our children’s success and future.” 

The following allocations have been provided to school districts in the 34^th Congressional District of Texas:  

·         Brownsville ISD: $30,594,276 

·         Donna ISD: $19,492,682 

·         Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $5,138,957 

·         Edinburg Consolidated ISD: $26,923,139 

·         Harlingen Consolidated ISD: $9,289,957 

·         Kenedy County-Wide Common School District: $1,254 

·         Kingsville ISD: $2,385,308 

·         La Feria ISD: $1,112,965 

·         La Villa ISD: $577,276 

·         Lasara ISD: $165,164 

·         Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD: $4,076,754 

·         Lyford Consolidated ISD: $731,016 

·         McAllen ISD: $15,831,790 

·         Mercedes ISD: $3,872,397 

·         Monte Alto ISD: $1,234,922 

·         Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $24,409,624 

·         Point Isabel ISD: $1,183,081 

·         Progreso ISD: $1,708,280 

·         Raymondville ISD: $1,368,696 

·         Ricardo ISD: $187,920 

·         Rio Hondo ISD: $708,555 

·         Riviera ISD: $120,388 

·         San Benito Consolidated ISD: $7,541,168 

·         San Perlita ISD: $112,260 

·         Santa Maria ISD: $347,026 

·         Santa Rosa ISD: $496,178 

·         Weslaco ISD: $10,779,045 

Total $170,390,078 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas)

Brownsville, TX — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced a $3,193,735 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to reconstruct the final phase of Runway 18/36 at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO).  

The completion of this state- of-the-art runway will expand the airport’s operational efficiency and improve safety for all passenger and commercial air traffic.  

“This investment is a major win for Brownsville,” said Congressman Gonzalez. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we will strengthen our infrastructure and support long-term growth. I remain committed to modernizing and expanding our airports to better serve our region’s growing economy and population.”

“The Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport is an important gateway to South Texas, and these federal dollars ensure that it will continue to grow safely and sustainably,” said Mayor John Cowen, Jr., City of Brownsville. “Thanks in part to Congressman Vicente Gonzalez and the FAA, the recently awarded $3.2 million are helping to lay the foundation for a transformative runway renovation project. This will prepare us for the future by supporting more flights, stronger economic opportunities, and a safer, more modern airport”.

“This runway renovation project is critical to keeping our airport competitive and ready for the future,” said Angel Ramos, Director, Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. “Reconstructing Runway 18/36 will enhance safety standards and will allow us to better serve both passengers and cargo carriers. The continued support from the FAA and our federal partners demonstrates the importance of our Brownsville airport to the region. We are looking forward to starting construction in early 2026.”  

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