Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement regarding new language in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan, which states that life begins at conception:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the Trump Administration's intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a decision that further hinders America's ability to reduce harmful air pollution and climate changing greenhouse gas emissions and puts the U.S. at odds with nearly every other nation on the planet.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on today's DACA status renewal deadline. Following President Trump's callous decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, October 5 will be the last day to renew one's registration before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services stops accepting renewal requests. Rep.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke on the House Floor about Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas and the need for Members of Congress to take courageous action to save lives. Click here to watch the video or see full remarks, as prepared for delivery, below.
"Mr. Speaker, four years ago, 26 small children and teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary, and Congress lacked the courage to act.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after House Republicans passed the Twenty Week Abortion Ban (H.R. 36), another attack on a woman's right to choose:
CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement following the mass shooting in Las Vegas:
"I never thought I'd wake up this morning to the news of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history; but unfortunately, this devastation is all too familiar. I join the world in expressing my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families in last night's heartbreaking attack.
CHICAGO – In response to President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement on the intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke with several DACA recipients who live in Chicago and have benefitted from the program. In a series of videos, Rep.
WASHINGTON – Citing a newly released National Park Service (NPS) report, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), called out the Trump Administration for ignoring the report's findings when it rescinded the effective Obama-era guidelines that banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national park facilities. Earlier this month, Rep.