Press Releases

U.S. Reps. Quigley and Lipinski (R-IL) and U.S. Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Duckworth (D-IL) announced that Metra will receive $20,168,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology on its Milwaukee North and West lines. PTC is a federally mandated computerized system that prevents certain types of train-to-train collisions, helps avoid derailments and other accidents caused by excessive speed, and increases safety for rail workers.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Appropriations Committee as the Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on the Committee’s open hearing with former CIA Director, John Brennan. A video and transcript of Rep. Quigley’s line of questioning is also included below.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution designating May 2017 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month,” when brain tumor advocates nationwide unite in awareness, outreach, and advocacy activities. He introduced a similar resolution last year.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), joined Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in re-introducing the Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act to help prevent the deaths of millions of birds by ensuring federal buildings incorporate the latest bird-safe technologies. Rep. Quigley first introduced similar legislation as a Cook County Commissioner in 2008, and has introduced this bill in every session of Congress since 2010.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the below statement after Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was named Special Prosecutor for the Russia Investigation:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on reports that President Trump provided classified information to Russian officials:

This month, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, joined Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) in re-introducing bipartisan legislation to open Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports to the public. Every year, thousands of non-confidential reports are compiled by CRS for use by Congressional offices.