Leading Healthcare Roundtable with RFK Jr.

I had the pleasure of leading a healthcare roundtable in Charleston, South Carolina with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services. As we work to modernize and strengthen the nation’s healthcare system, the roundtable centered on addressing critical challenges facing the American healthcare system, most notably sickle cell gene therapies in Medicaid. Thank you, Jenelle Stephenson, for sharing your story.

Learn more about the roundtable here!

Examining Insurance Markets and the Role of Mitigation Policies

At Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, I highlighted the importance of bolstering mitigation efforts and ensuring coverage is based on sound actuarial and underwriting principles to strengthen insurance markets and allow all Americans the ability to access affordable coverage.

As I referenced recent natural disasters, I highlighted local mitigation policy failures and market distortions created by counterproductive regulations, and pushed my legislation to help flood-prone communities end the costly cycle of repeated flooding and rebuilding. 

Watch my opening remarks here!

Congratulations to the 88 outstanding students recognized at this year’s Coaches for Character “Champ Awards”! This incredible honor celebrates your strength of character, dedication to serving others, commitment to academics, and perseverance through adversity. Your accomplishments are truly inspiring, and it’s clear that the support of your families, teachers, and mentors has helped you thrive. Your hard work and heart have not gone unnoticed! Read the full story here.

Fox News: REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

By Rep, Mike Kelly, Sen. Tim Scott, Secretary Scott Turner

April 30, 2025

In 2017, Congress passed one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in the last quarter-century. When President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), the law spurred economic growth the United States hadn’t seen in a generation. Wages increased, and unemployment decreased. Americans were able to cash their paychecks and go home to their families with more money in their pockets. 

Now, eight years later, major TCJA provisions are up for renewal. Among them: Opportunity Zones, a successful, bipartisan piece of legislation that is transforming underserved communities in real time.  Opportunity Zones have made an incredible impact across our nation. 

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) initiative allows investors from all over the United States to invest their capital gains earnings in economically distressed communities where new investments can be eligible for preferential capital gains tax treatment. Instead of sitting idle in a brokerage or bank account, this money is put to work in communities that have not seen significant private investment for some time. 

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Click here to read the full op-ed.

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