Press Releases
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement celebrating the passage of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. The Respect for Marriage Act repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects marriage equality for federal purposes, and provides additional protections at the state level:
Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), the lead sponsor of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, released a statement applauding the Senate's unanimous passage of the bipartisan legislation.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not seek the role of Minority Leader in the 118th Congress:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), released a statement after learning that Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was assaulted in his San Francisco home:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on Congress's ongoing support for Ukraine:
Representatives Mike Quigley, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Bill Keating (D-MA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber, Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, Marcy Kaptur, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, and Jim McGovern, Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission are introducing legislation calling on the President to support the establishment of an international tribunal for the puni
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) sent a comment letter to the Administration affirming Congress's intent that health plans provide covered services regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, including assisted reproduction services such as in-vitro fertilization.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking answers after USDA failed to act following the rescue of more than 4,000 beagles from a breeding facility. In September, thousands of beagles were removed from a USDA-licensed facility called Envigo RMS, Inc. after the facility accrued more than 70 Animal Welfare Act violations. Despite broad public outcry, USDA has taken no action against Envigo and has in fact renewed Envigo's license.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement in response to Russia's sham referendum in occupied Ukraine and the annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), the author of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (ACT for ALS), released the following statement after the National Institutes for Health's announcement of the awarding of a grant pursuant to Section 2 of ACT for ALS: