Skip to main content

Media Center

Latest News

September 27, 2017
In the News
Rep. Mike Quigley, introduced an act in Congress that would amend the PRA to include it — and no cases have been litigated about it because Barack Obama was the first President to use Twitter.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 26, 2017
In the News
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced legislation to reinstate the ban, citing the May report. “The Trump administration’s rationale for reversing the ban on water bottle sales in national parks is nonsensical and nonexistent, especially given the fact they actively ignored the Park Service’s own findings on the issue,” he said.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 26, 2017

CHICAGO – In response to President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement on the intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke with several DACA recipients who live in Chicago and have benefitted from the program. In a series of videos, Rep.


September 25, 2017

WASHINGTON – Citing a newly released National Park Service (NPS) report, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), called out the Trump Administration for ignoring the report's findings when it rescinded the effective Obama-era guidelines that banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national park facilities. Earlier this month, Rep.

Issues:

September 25, 2017
In the News
“This newly released report makes it clear as day that the Trump administration will continue to deny science, research, and facts in its efforts to prioritize big corporations at the expense of our wildlife and environment,” he said in a statement. “We know that this is an issue where a simple and reasonable solution would have a profound impact as we work to preserve our pristine natural places.”
Issues: Government Transparency

September 25, 2017
In the News
An internal report by the National Park Service (NPS) found that an initiative led by the Obama administration to prohibit the sale of bottled water at some parks have reaped “significant environmental benefits,” according to sources.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 20, 2017
In the News
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Il., stopped by WGN Morning News Wednesday to respond to President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations. Quigley says he disagrees with Trump's call to be tougher on North Korea.
Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs Immigration

September 20, 2017

CHICAGO U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), led his colleagues in sending a letter from SEEC to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding the EPA's preparedness to handle increasing extreme weather events.

Issues:

September 19, 2017

CHICAGO – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), toured upcoming Brown Line and Blue Line Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) projects that are utilizing federal funds.


September 19, 2017

CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement on Chicago's continued progress in the fight against climate change: