Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Great Lakes Task Force and Vice Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) reintroduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that provides the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center with the dedicated funding it needs to conduct critical research and support the $7 billion Great Lakes sport and commercial fishery industry. U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the companion bill in the Senate.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, introduced a resolution of inquiry directly requesting evidence behind President Trump’s wiretapping claim. The resolution will be referred to the Judiciary Committee and must be taken up by the committee for consideration within fourteen legislative days. If the committee does not consider it in that time period, the resolution will be brought to the Floor for a vote. This procedural move requires Republicans in Congress to initiate oversight and take direct action on the issue. Click

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 32 of his Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Trump requesting he rescind the section of his January 25th executive order that directs the federal government to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

In a recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said carbon dioxide is not a “primary contributor” to climate change. In response, Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) and 32 of his colleagues will send a letter to Pruitt with educational materials outlining the basic established science behind climate change. As Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt must understand these non-controversial concepts, and this letter seeks to educate him.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the Republican health care plan:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), went “undercover” at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) in the Lower West Side to learn more about the work GCFD is doing to end hunger in the city of Chicago.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), along with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Danny Davis (IL-07), met with Illinois Tollway Chairman Bob Schillerstrom to express their support for the Tollway’s petition to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding their ongoing dispute with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) over the Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) project. The project creates new western road access to O’Hare International Airport along with a new western bypass around the airport.

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 denied the strong connection between carbon dioxide and climate change: