Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and is a founding member of the Transgender Equality Task Force, joined House colleagues in a bipartisan reintroduction of the Equality Act.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement recapping President Trump’s first 100 days in office, which will be marked tomorrow, April 29:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Great Lakes Task Force and the Vice Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers from the Great Lakes region in calling for the Region 5 office to remain intact and fully supported following reports that the Trump Administration plans to abolish Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – which serves Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio – as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget, In a bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the members stressed the importance of the Great Lakes, which provide 90 percent of the nation’s fresh water supply and are a source of drinking water for more than 30 million Americans.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on recent news reports that the Trump Administration may close the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 office in Chicago. EPA’s Region 5 office is responsible for environmental monitoring and cleanup in the Great Lakes region, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio:

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement upon his return from a fact-finding trip to Cyprus.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement reiterating his calls for Congress to hold a vote on the authorization of the use of military force (AUMF):

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), joined leaders from Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) as part of his “Mike on the Move” initiative. The visit included a tour of the company’s new Elmhurst facility and a discussion about the infrastructure funding needs of Chicago’s manufacturing and rail sectors.