Transportation
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez today to announce that the Red Line Extension (RLE) project has entered the engineering phase of FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program, with a $1.947 billion federal funding commitment from the FTA, which is roughly 50 percent of the project’s cost and one of the largest New Starts awards in the history of the program.
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) today announced $200,000,000 in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) railcar replacement efforts. This funding comes through the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 Rail Vehicle Replacement (RVR) Program, helping transit systems with much-needed capital improvements to replace rail rolling stock.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee's Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Subcommittee, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, commended President Joe Biden's fiscal year 2024 discretionary funding request for including a request for $350 million for the 5.6 mile extension of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. This is the first rail transit extension in Chicago in 30 years.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about federal support for local transportation departments who are seeking to improve safety on public transportation. Quigley's questions came during a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development on the FY 2023 budget request for the Department of Transportation.
Today, Members of Congress representing the Chicagoland area serviced by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) applauded an announcement by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, released a statement after voting in favor of the Build Back Better Act.
This week, Democrats took historic action to level the playing field for American families, rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, and combat climate change.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after the House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and Democrats reached an agreement on a path forward for the Build Back Better Act:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Representative David E. Price (NC-04) will not seek re-election.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations between the House and Senate: