Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley and Dr. Dan Benishek introduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2016, 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. Representative Mike Quigley proudly announced the formation of a task force within the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus to push for legislative and administrative action to protect the dignity and security of elderly LGBT people, the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley led a conversation with local leaders to discuss what needs to be done at the local, state and federal level to keep Chicago’s drinking water safe from harmful toxins like lead.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley announced Damian Medina, a senior at Lakeview High School, as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District at an event in his honor at 1871, Chicago’s entrepreneurial hub for digital startups.

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) announced their support of the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, H.R. 4320. U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Patrick Meehan (PA-07) introduced the bill in January.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley sent a bipartisan letter along with 57 of his colleagues to President Obama urging a U.S. led, international response to combat the spread of the Zika virus.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released a statement in response to President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley has nominated students from the Fifth Congressional District for admission to the U.S. Service Academies for the graduating class of 2020.