Press Releases

Legislation authored by U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to cut wasteful spending and increase federal property management efficiency was approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as H.R. 665, The Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2011.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Carney (D-DE), Jim Renacci (R-OH), Pat Meehan (R-PA), and Daniel Webster (R-FL) introduced the Creating Homeownership Opportunities Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a pre-tax savings program similar to a Health Savings Account for the purpose of saving toward a down payment on a first home.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) met with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner to discuss the housing and foreclosure crisis in the City of Chicago and surrounding area.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) hosted a Foreclosure Assistance Fair in partnership with Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer to help those in the 5th District looking for assistance with their mortgages and bring clarity to the foreclosure process.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) met with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner to discuss the housing and foreclosure crisis in the City of Chicago and surrounding area. The meeting followed Quigley's Foreclosure Assistance Fair this past weekend in Chicago, where more than 200 constituents sought assistance from mortgage lenders, government agencies, and housing counselors.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) reiterated his support for strong EPA regulation authority and protection of public health by voting against anti-regulatory, anti-environment legislation for the third time in two weeks.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced that he will be hosting two service fairs for the community later this month. The Senior Fair and Foreclosure Assistance Fair are both free to the public and will provide essential services to constituents seeking assistance with medical, insurance, or housing issues.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) held a congressional field forum to investigate the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), specifically the denial of federal benefits to same-sex couples and their families in Illinois and around the country, and to review DOMA's constitutionality and current court cases.