Veterans
Kelly is a proud member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and is committed to ensuring our veterans have the care and support they have earned and deserve. Kelly’s family has a long history of military service: her husband is an Army combat veteran, her father-in-law was an Airborne Ranger who received a Purple Heart and Silver Star for his brave service, and her father and both her grandfathers are veterans. As a practicing physician for more than 20 years, Kelly also spent part of the beginning of her career caring for veterans at a VA hospital.
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PLYMOUTH, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Minnesota’s only member of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, joined fellow committee members in condemning the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) decision to terminate collective bargaining agreements for most VA bargaining-unit employees.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act, which will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to document and publish veterans' cause of death, their disabilities accrued during service, and whether their death was related to suicide or that disability. Better data collection and documentation will lead to better understanding of veterans’ mental health and improved suicide prevention.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) questioned Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins on the Trump Administration’s plan to cut 15% of the VA workforce – over 80,000 jobs, putting veterans’ care and well-being at risk.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke on the House floor to recognize 85 year old Bob Christensen, a local nursing home resident in Bloomington, Minnesota. Mr. Christensen bravely served his country in the U.S. Marine Reserve and now gets his nursing home coverage through Medicaid.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03), a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, joined her colleagues in condemning the mass firing of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees and calling for answers from VA Secretary Doug Collins. In a letter to the Secretary, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (D-MN) joined Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA) in introducing the Love Lives On Act to ensure military spouses of fallen servicemembers maintain access to survivor benefits if they remarry, regardless of age. This bipartisan legislation is being led in the Senate by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) announced that she has received appointments to serve on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the House Committee on Small Business. Rep. Morrison was sworn into Congress just earlier this month on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Kelly is proud to serve on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Small Business.