CONGRESSWOMAN ROBIN KELLY JOINS 20 MEMBERS OF U.S. HOUSE AND SENATE IN EFFORT TO HALT RELOCATION OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES FACILITY IN CHICAGO

Washington, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Robin Kelly issued the following press release:

Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led a letter with 20 members of the U.S. House and Senate to the Archivist of the U.S. Bradford Wilson, expressing strong opposition to the announcement that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to close the regional archive facility and Federal Records Center (FRC) located in the Congressman's district since the 1970s, despite the enormous significance of this facility and the records stored therein.

In the letter, the legislators urge Mr. Wilson to immediately halt the relocation, provide Congress with necessary information about the agency's plans, and reverse this decision to move the more tha...