 She received a grade of a C+ from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, an issue which she felt strongly on because of her nephew's service in Iraq and Afghanistan with the United States Special Forces.Kelly voted in favor of so-called "pork amendments 84% of the time according to the conservative Club for Growth, and has declined to answer questions from the National Taxpayers Union, a non-partisan group focused on taxpayer's waste.In February 2006, the House voted 216 to 214 to cut domestic spending by $39 billion, primarily by cutting $11 billion from Medicaid and another $12.7 billion from federal student loans, which led to protest  in her district.