Press Releases
May 1, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) continues his two-day Chicago Climate Tour, visiting critical environmental sites around the region to hear from experts on the local impact of climate change and work being done to address the issue.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
April 26, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the list of programmatic requests he submitted this week for the Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations process.
Issues:
Appropriations
April 24, 2013
Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Sergio Farfan Castillo from West Leyden High School as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District.
April 18, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) applauded the inclusion of the bipartisan Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act in the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform package.
Issues:
Immigration
April 18, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced The Budget Process Improvement Act of 2013, bipartisan legislation to end deceptive federal accounting practices and bring much-needed transparency and accountability to billions of dollars in annual spending.
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 15, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the agreement reached for the $500 million renovation of Wrigley Field.
March 29, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) put on a chef’s coat and picked up a spatula to work the kitchen at Elmhurst restaurant HB Jones as part of his first Undercover Congressman event in the new section of Illinois’ 5th Congressional District.
March 27, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Chicago Blackhawks forward Jimmy Hayes and members of the Blackhawks youth hockey staff for a hockey clinic at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Quigley and the Blackhawks led neighborhood kids in hockey drills, team-building exercises, and scrimmages before announcing the donation of floor hockey equipment for permanent use at the center.
March 26, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Mike Honda (CA-17), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Adam Schiff (CA-28), Jim Moran (VA-08) and 38 other Members of Congress sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget urging them to exclude the Tiahrt Amendments from the President’s FY14 Budget.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
March 21, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), along with Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), introduced the Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act, a bipartisan initiative designed to create jobs, reform outdated visa laws, and increase national security.