Press Releases

Quigley Responds to Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Support of EAC Funding

July 18, 2018

Rep. Quigley released the following statement after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorsed election security grants as an effective way to combat election interference.

Issues: Defense & National Security Defense and Foreign Affairs

Quigley Releases Government Accountability Office Report on Lead in School Drinking Water

July 18, 2018

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), joined five House and Senate Democrats in releasing a disturbing new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found only 43 percent of school districts nationwide tested for lead in their schools' drinking water in 2016 and 2017, and of those that tested, 37 percent found elevated lead levels. GAO found that 41 percent of school districts did not test for lead, while 16 percent did not know.

Issues: Education Energy / Environment Government Transparency

Quigley Calls on Republicans to Reverse Election Security Cuts & Pass His Amendment to Restore EAC Funding

July 17, 2018

Press Release

Rep. Quigley called on Republicans to pass his amendment to restore $380 million in election security funding, which he secured in the FY18 omnibus spending bill.

Issues: Defense & National Security Defense and Foreign Affairs

In Wake of Mueller Indictments, Quigley & Lowey Urge House Republicans to Reverse Election Security Cuts

July 13, 2018

Press Release

In the wake of an indictment by Special Counsel Robert Mueller detailing Russian intrusion into state election systems during the 2016 election, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Quigley (D-IL) today urged House Republicans to restore funding for election security grants.

Issues: Defense & National Security

Quigley Statement on the Indictment of 12 Russian Agents

July 13, 2018

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on Special Counsel Mueller's indictments of twelve Russian government officials for their interference in the 2016 election:

Issues: Defense & National Security

Reps. Quigley & Herrera Beutler Secure $2 Million for CDC Efforts to Tackle Maternal Death

July 11, 2018

Press Release

Rep. Quigley secured $2 million in funding for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) efforts in preventing maternal deaths through state-based Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRC).

Issues: Appropriations Health Care

Quigley Statement on Janus v. ASFME Decision

June 27, 2018

Press Release

Rep. Quigley released the following statement in response to the Janus v. ASFME decision, where the Supreme Court ruled that public sector unions’ long-held practice of collecting “fair share fees” for the services they are legally required to provide workers is unconstitutional:

Issues: Economy and Jobs

Reps. Quigley & Katko Introduce the Bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018

June 21, 2018

Press Release

Reps. Mike Quigley and John Katko introduced the bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 to help combat the threat of election hacking. The legislation will create a competition, commonly known as a bug bounty program, that rewards cyber experts that are able to identify vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure.

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Quigley Cosponsors Bill to End Inhumane Separation & Keep Families Together

June 19, 2018

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined more than 190 House Democrats in cosponsoring the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, legislation to end family separation at the U.S. border.

Issues: Appropriations Immigration

Quigley, Connolly Send Letter to Ryan Informing Speaker of Pruitt Scandals

June 15, 2018

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Following yesterday's press reports that Speaker Paul Ryan hasn't "paid that close attention" to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Pruitt's unethical conduct, Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) sent a letter to the Speaker detailing the many abuses and allegations against Mr. Pruitt.