Press Releases

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).

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.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover,” as part of his “Undercover Congressman” series, at Nestlé USA’s factory in Franklin Park, packaging BUTTERFINGER® candy bars with employees on the production line.

In response to the House of Representatives passage of the Highway Trust Fund Extension Bill, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), released the following statement.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) called on Congress to fund implementation of safety technology, like positive train control (PTC), for commuter rails by supporting the RAILS Act he introduced in March.

The House passed two amendments offered by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) to highlight the costs of our wasteful nuclear weapons programs in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes spending on defense programs.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) secured language in the FY16 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, which passed the House Appropriations Committee this week, mandating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develop short and long-term measures to mitigate excessive airplane noise experienced by local communities around O’Hare International Airport.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Illinois’ only member of the House Appropriations Committee, fought to include critical infrastructure investments, transit safety protections, and housing programs in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill for 2016.