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January 3, 2023

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Republicans' failure to select a Speaker of the House:

"Hunter Thompson was right: When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

"This is what a Republican majority gets us: chaos.


January 3, 2023

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led several of his top priorities across the finish line in the closing weeks of 2022. On the final legislative day of the year, Quigley secured more than $16.5 million in funding for local community projects and saw President Joe Biden sign his bill the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.


January 3, 2023
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023.

January 3, 2023
The First Session of the 118th U.S. Congress commenced on January 3rd, 2023 in Washington, DC.

January 3, 2023

The newest Members of Congress are sworn in on January 3rd, 2023 when the First Session of the 118th United States Congress convenes.


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December 31, 2022

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led several of his top priorities across the finish line in the closing weeks of 2022. On the final legislative day of the year, Quigley secured more than $16.5 million in funding for local community projects and saw President Joe Biden sign his bill the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier in December, Quigley's Big Cat Public Safety Act was passed by the Senate and was also signed into law by the President.


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December 23, 2022

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, announced that he has secured more than $16.5 million in Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations government funding package, which has now passed the House and Senate. The bill is headed to the President's desk for signature.


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December 21, 2022

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a joint address to Congress:


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December 21, 2022

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, was appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the escort committee for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's joint address to Congress.


December 20, 2022

Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), the lead sponsor of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, released a statement after President Biden signed the legislation into law. The law will ban the private ownership of big cats and bring an end to the harmful cub petting industry in an effort to enhance the safety of our communities, protect first responders, and safeguard wild animals.