Press Releases
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), the lead sponsor of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (ACT for ALS), released a statement applauding the Senate's unanimous passage of the bipartisan, bicameral ACT for ALS:
On December 15, 2021, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, released the following statement after voting to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default on our nation's debt:
On December 14, 2021 U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement following the House vote to hold former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the Select Committee on the January 6 Attack:
Today, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, Ro Khanna (CA-17), Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act to repeal a tax giveaway that enables the fossil fuel industry to profit off capturing carbon emissions and using them to increase oil production.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Andy Harris (R-MD), and 18 additional Members of Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and provide greater defensive assistance to Ukraine.
Today, the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (ACT for ALS) – legislation led by U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) – passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. ACT for ALS would help people living with ALS get early access to promising treatments and help researchers gain a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) shared a statement after House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that ACT for ALS will be considered on the House floor this Wednesday. ACT for ALS, or the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act, would help people living with ALS get early access to promising treatments and help researchers gain a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.
Quigley's statement is below:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in favor of a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown. Following the vote, Quigley released a statement:
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and five immigration organizations are calling for the immediate passage of the PROTECT Immigration Act after the Washington Post published emails revealing that the Trump administration aggressively recruited sheriffs to detain undocumented immigrants.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, released the following statement on President Biden's nomination of Acting Office of Management and Budget Director and former Appropriations Committee Clerk and Staff Director Shalanda Young as the permanent Director: