Press Releases
June 7, 2018
Rep. Quigley urged the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security to restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to use appropriated funds to separate parents from their children and instead include robust funding for community-based alternatives to detention.
Issues:
Appropriations
Immigration
June 6, 2018
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a Member on the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill to provide Congress with better oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by requiring disclosure of the Administrator’s travel costs.
Issues:
Government Transparency
May 23, 2018
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a Member on the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, met with young leaders from Parkland High School and other school communities for a gun violence prevention forum, where students discussed their personal experiences and various policy proposals.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
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May 17, 2018
Rep. Quigley delivered the following remarks on the inclusion of his legislative language in the CJS Appropriations bill. Rep. Quigley’s language encourages states to prioritize logging records into the National Instant Criminal (NICS) Background Check System for domestic violence abusers.
May 9, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a Member on the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, received $500,000 from Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg:
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May 8, 2018
Rep. Quigley released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement,
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 26, 2018
Rep. Quigley, who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), questioned FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about the proposed Sinclair-Tribune merger.
April 25, 2018
Rep. Quigley spoke at AFGE’s rally to demand that Scott Pruitt step down as EPA Administrator.
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 24, 2018
Rep. Quigley spoke at the America's Everglades D.C. Summit, where concerned citizens rallied their voices in defense of the Everglades and federal funding of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir.
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April 19, 2018
Rep. Quigley led a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressing their deep concern with the Justice Department’s decision to terminate two programs that provide vital legal assistance to detained immigrants facing deportation.
Issues:
Appropriations
Immigration