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Mike Kelly

Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Pennsylvania - District 16

Current Position: US House Representative PA-16

Running For: House Representative - District 16

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ($1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill)
  • Against releasing Trump's tax returns by the House Ways and Means Committee
  • For reducing government size and spending while ensuring government accountability to taxpayers
  • For simpler and lower taxes while ensuring the federal government doesn't pick winners and losers
  • For robust military funding to ensure forces are fully equipped and trained, while supporting intelligence tools for counterterrorism

Business & Labor

  • Against the TRUTH Act requiring public disclosure of companies that received PPP bailout funds
  • For pro-growth economic policies that remove barriers and onerous regulations while opening new markets for American products

Health Care

  • Against the HHS contraceptive mandate requiring employer coverage of contraceptives, calling it an attack on religious rights
  • For Universal Patient Identifier (UPI) to enable efficient electronic health record interoperability

Education

  • Against President Biden's proposal to forgive $10,000 of student debt for individuals making up to $125,000 per year
  • For local community control of education funding with flexibility, accountability, and expanding parental choice including career and technical education programs

Environment

  • For an 'all of the above' energy policy including coal, natural gas, nuclear power, biofuels, oil, solar and wind power for American energy independence

Civil Rights

  • For the Federal Marriage Amendment (2015) and against the Respect for Marriage Act (2022), which enshrined same-sex marriage into federal law
  • For ensuring veterans receive benefits and care they deserve, including improvements to VA healthcare and job training opportunities

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • For filing lawsuits to invalidate millions of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania's 2020 election and supported Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit contesting 2020 presidential election results

Immigration & Foreign Affairs

  • For the DIGNIDAD Act providing a pathway to legal status for up to 12 million illegal immigrants, paired with stricter border enforcement and mandatory work requirements

Public Safety

  • Against blocking funding for federally driven 'kill switch' vehicle technology that could monitor drivers and intervene in vehicle operation