Press Releases
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement regarding his recent visit to Ukraine where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The trip came at a critical time as aid for Ukraine has stalled in Congress.
“The October 7th terrorist attack was the greatest assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. For the hostages still being held by Hamas and their families, the nightmare is not over. Israel is an important ally to the United States as the only democracy in the region and I support their efforts to dismantle Hamas and bring the hostages home. If they are to ensure security for the next generation, Netanyahu must target Hamas surgically and with the protection of innocent Gazans in mind.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Chicago and Milwaukee, who are each hosting the 2024 presidential candidate nominating conventions, will receive $75 million in funding for security operations and law enforcement surrounding the conventions. The funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act which passed the House today.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban-Development Subcommittee, announced that he has secured $12,523,436 for Community Funding Projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations government funding package. The funding, which passed out of the House today, is expected to pass out of the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden later this week.
Today, Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced legislation to rename a section of the street near the Russian Ambassador to the United States’ residence as “Alexei Navalny Way.” Navalny was an opposition leader and anticorruption activist who led the political opposition against Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than a decade. Putin tried to silence him by poison and later by imprisonment in remot
To mark two years since the start of Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) have introduced H.Res.
Today Congressman Mike Quigley, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus, Congressman Bill Keating, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, and Congressman Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, introduced the Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act of 2024.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement in response to vehicles in Lincoln Park being targeted with antisemitic flyers:
“Like my neighbors, I am deeply disturbed and disgusted by these acts. We cannot stand by silently while our Jewish friends and neighbors are targeted with such abhorrent rhetoric. Those responsible for these acts must be held accountable. Antisemitism and all forms of hate must be condemned and eliminated.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees calling for the allocation of $150 million for the 2024 presidential candidate nominating conventions. Specifically, the letter asks that $75 million be dedicated to each host city to cover security costs. Necessary costs range from purchasing technology to detect bomb threats, police overtime pay, travel and more.