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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2015, released the following statement after voting against the creation of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and China:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Republicans' failure to select a Speaker of the House:
"Hunter Thompson was right: When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
"This is what a Republican majority gets us: chaos.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led several of his top priorities across the finish line in the closing weeks of 2022. On the final legislative day of the year, Quigley secured more than $16.5 million in funding for local community projects and saw President Joe Biden sign his bill the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The newest Members of Congress are sworn in on January 3rd, 2023 when the First Session of the 118th United States Congress convenes.
Editorials historically came about as a means to let the average person know the opinions of the editors and publishers of newspapers and magazines.
When a Member of Congress is given time to formally express an opinion or make a statement on an issue before the House, they are said to have the 'floor' of the House, and their views are referred to as a 'Floor Speech'.
How House Members are allotted time to speak, or sometimes observe silence, are adapted from rules of order originally written by Thomas Jefferson. The speeches and other proceedings of the House are published daily in the Congressional Record.
As 2022 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on this past year with you. From the hardships we have overcome to the milestones we have achieved, I'm incredibly proud of everything we have accomplished. Together, we set out to defend democracy here at home and abroad, fight climate change, help our economy recover, and protect the rights of all Americans.
While I'm proud of the work we've done, rest assured, there is much more I intend to achieve for our community in the new year.