Press Releases

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Barbara Lee (CA-13), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and 79 of their congressional colleagues sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency's draft guidance document, which, if finalized, would change the blood donation policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) from a lifetime ban to a one-year deferral from the donor's last sexual contact with another man.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, Jared Polis (CO-02), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Mike Honda (CA-17), along with 64 of their Democratic colleagues, today urged the Department of Education to step up efforts to protect LGBT students from the damaging effects of discrimination and bullying.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in response to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Ash Carter issuing two directives to update their policy on transgender individuals in the military.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Cheri Bustos (IL-17) continued efforts to create jobs for our nation’s veterans by introducing the Jobs for Heroes Act, legislation that would not only reauthorize, but also expand and make permanent two currently expired federal business tax credits designed to spur veteran employment.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dan Lipinski (IL-03) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference at Metra’s LaSalle Street Station urging Congress to help fund implementation of positive train control (PTC) for commuter rails in light of the rapidly approaching deadline.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05), the second ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, to tour Rags of Honor, a screen printing organization that has the mission of providing employment and services to homeless veterans.

"Today is the day we have been waiting for. Today is the day the Supreme Court delivered a historic victory for equality and justice. The Court’s decision will be remembered for bringing respect and stability to millions of LGBT families, and final nationwide victory to the decades‐long marriage equality movement."

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), launched the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus. The caucus was created to help boost support in Congress for international basic education programs, increase understanding of global education challenges and build bipartisan support to address these issues, and establish a platform to respond quickly to global events such as the recent terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria and Kenya.