WASHINGTON, D.C. – Longtime Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly (R- PA) said he’s eager for the new year to begin because a lot of their new policies passed in Congress will kick in. We sat down with the NW Pennsylvania Representative about the work Congress did in 2025 and his policy plans for 2026.
“This has been a really busy year,” said Rep. Mike Kelly (R- PA).
Looking back on 2025, Rep. Kelly praised President Donald Trump for leading the charge in new policies they signed off on.
“All the work we’ve done in 2025 will pay off in 2026,” said Rep. Kelly. “We will see people keep more of their earned: no tax on tips, no tax no social security, no tax on overtime, those are going to be huge plus daily revenue to work with and so much else globally the president has been trying to put stuff together.”
Rounding out the year, healthcare legislation was the big talk on Capitol Hill. The House passed a GOP-backed health care bill that does not include an extension of expiring Obamacare tax credits that help millions of Americans pay for health insurance. The partisan bill would expand association health plans, lower premiums for some Obamacare enrollees and enact reforms aimed at decreasing drug costs.
“We’re gonna get it to the point where prescription drugs will cost less, healthcare will be less money, the cost of healthcare may be high, but healthcare insurance will bring the cost of that down,” said Rep. Kelly.
Looking to the next year, the NW Pennsylvania Congressman is pushing to pass the STEEL Act, Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations Act. Kelly said it’s a bill that would enhance trade enforcement legislation and prevent dumping, an unfair trade practice by foreign nations that sell subsidized goods in the United States and devalue the prices of American steel and other domestic products.
“Cities towns counties that were working strong at making steel have been decimated,” said Rep. Kelly. “They’re ghost towns now. There’s empty neighborhoods, empty buildings. We want to get it back where American made steel is made in America, we’ll share part of our market but we’re not gonna give our market away by getting in the game with people taking advantage of us doing things differently.”
