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September 18, 2024

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement on today’s vote on the Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded before the end of the fiscal year:


September 13, 2024

Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, along with Representatives Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Barbara Lee (CA-12), led 20 Members of Congress in a letter urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to let stand a recent U.S. District Court decision that struck down the DOD's policies barring enlistment and appointment of people living with HIV. In August, the U.S.

Issues: Health Care

September 11, 2024

Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) were joined by Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in recognizing President Biden’s leadership on Ukraine’s defense and calling on him to lift Ukraine’s restrictions on using long-range weapons to strike legitimate military targets inside Russia.


August 2, 2024

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on the release of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.


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August 1, 2024
Public transit is a lifeline to daily life for many Chicagoans. The Red Line Extension project is a major step in building a more equitable transit system for our city, ensuring the benefits of public transit can be utilized by communities that have historically lacked access.
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July 21, 2024
President Joe Biden has been one of the most successful presidents of our lifetime. He led our nation out of the darkness of January 6, oversaw our nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, signed into law the first gun violence prevention legislation in over 30 years, and fulfilled the promises of previous presidents by passing bipartisan infrastructure legislation.

July 18, 2024
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley concluded his Climate Change Tour of Olympic National Park. Quigley led five members on a two-day tour of the park, during which they learned about the significant impacts of climate change on Olympic and all of the Pacific Northwest.

July 3, 2024

Today, Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-5) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced they have introduced the bipartisan Honoring Our K9 Heroes Act, which establishes a grant program for non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations to provide essential veterinary care for retired Federal and Military working dogs.


July 1, 2024

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity:

“As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent, today’s decision ‘makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of government, that no man is above the law.’


June 7, 2024

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment Act, legislation that would create and fund a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to promote the conservation and restoration of native plant communities across the U.S.

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