Press Releases
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), launched the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus. The caucus was created to help boost support in Congress for international basic education programs, increase understanding of global education challenges and build bipartisan support to address these issues, and establish a platform to respond quickly to global events such as the recent terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria and Kenya.
Issues:
Education
Defense and Foreign Affairs
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Transparency Caucus, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), author of the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Supreme Court to allow live audio in the chamber in light of the historic nature of the upcoming rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:
Government Transparency
June 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with the entire Illinois House delegation, honored the Chicago Blackhawks and the team’s 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Championship by introducing a House Resolution in their honor.
June 18, 2015
"Expanding trade is essential if we want to remain a leader in the global economy and create new high-quality American jobs. With Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), the President can negotiate the most progressive, high-standard trade framework in American history and finally correct the mistakes made in previous trade deals like NAFTA."
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
June 12, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement in response to the passage of the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 2685).
Issues:
Defense & National Security
June 10, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
June 10, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD), released the following statement in response to the passage of the fiscal year 2016 THUD appropriations bill (H.R. 2577).
Issues:
Transportation
June 4, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Darrell Issa (CA-49), Co-Chairs of the Transparency Caucus, held a briefing on the importance of Supreme Court justices disclosing to the public their financial interests in a more open, consistent and timely manner.
Issues:
Government Transparency
Quigley, Hultgren Wager Illinois Goods in Friendly Bet with Florida Representatives over Stanley Cup
June 3, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hockey Caucus, along with fellow Illinois Members of Congress, Reps. Randy Hultgren (IL-14), Danny Davis (IL-07) and Rodney Davis (IL-13), wagered home state goods in a friendly Stanley Cup bet against Florida colleagues, Reps. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), David Jolly (FL-13) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12).
June 2, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the bicameral Urban Flooding Awareness Act to address increased flooding in urban communities and to find solutions for the urban communities impacted.
Issues:
Energy / Environment