Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) returned home after a five-day congressional delegation trip to Poland where he met with President Bronisław Komorowski, and other state officials to discuss Poland's aspirations for inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), as well as defense and national security issues.

During a trip to Poland last week, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland, where he laid a wreath in front of the execution wall.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the results of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General investigation he requested which found Cook County's Project Shield program mismanaged $45 million in federal grant funding that was intended to support first responder efforts during acts of terrorism and other disasters.

Following repeated reports of sexual abuse in the immigration detention system by the Heartland Alliance, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate and offer possible remedies to improve conditions at Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities and those with which they contract.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to end deceptive federal accounting practices and bring much-needed transparency and accountability to billions of dollars in annual spending.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) testified before the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement in favor of expanding the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to include Poland and other U.S. allies.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) met the newly appointed Ambassador of India to the United States, Nirupama Rao, during a reception hosted by the Indian Embassy, in conjunction with the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.