Press Releases
March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on President Trump and Paul Ryan’s decision to pull TrumpCare from the House floor:
Issues:
Health Care
March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Jack Reed (D-RI) in introducing the Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act, a bicameral bill that requires the publication of visitor logs to the White House or any other location where President Trump regularly conducts official business, including various Trump Organization properties frequented by the president.
Issues:
Government Transparency
March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the below statement following Chairman Nunes’ cancellation of the March 28 open hearing:
March 22, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on Chairman Nunes’ meeting with President Trump:
March 21, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on the announcement that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Russia next month and skip first NATO meeting:
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March 20, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on the Committee’s first open hearing, which was attended by FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Mike Rogers.
March 16, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018:
March 16, 2017
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.
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March 16, 2017
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
March 15, 2017
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.
Issues:
Immigration