Press Releases
Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, along with Representatives Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Barbara Lee (CA-12), led 20 Members of Congress in a letter urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to let stand a recent U.S. District Court decision that struck down the DOD's policies barring enlistment and appointment of people living with HIV. In August, the U.S.
Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) were joined by Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in recognizing President Biden’s leadership on Ukraine’s defense and calling on him to lift Ukraine’s restrictions on using long-range weapons to strike legitimate military targets inside Russia.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on the release of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
Today, Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-5) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced they have introduced the bipartisan Honoring Our K9 Heroes Act, which establishes a grant program for non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations to provide essential veterinary care for retired Federal and Military working dogs.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity:
“As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent, today’s decision ‘makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of government, that no man is above the law.’
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment Act, legislation that would create and fund a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to promote the conservation and restoration of native plant communities across the U.S.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act to increase access, accountability, and transparency in every branch of the federal government. The legislation would expand financial disclosure requirements for both lawmakers and lobbyists; modernize how the public accesses federal spending information; and improve judicial transparency. Quigley has introduced this legislation each Congress since his first term.