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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House passed S. 1301, an extension of the debt limit:
"Today, House Democrats took the necessary step of extending the debt limit so the United States can continue to fulfill its financial obligations and prevent sending our nation's economy into an uncontrollable tailspin.
On September 21, 2021, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led more than 50 members of Congress in sending a letter calling for the Biden administration to end local law enforcement entanglement with immigration enforcement. They called for the review and termination of 287(g) agreements, which were dramatically expanded under former President Trump.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) secured key priorities for Chicago in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed today by the House of Representatives. Critically, the bill included two amendments from Quigley based on his Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which will ensure that future zoonotic epidemics can be stopped before they start.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives to condemn the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and to call for a ceasefire agreement between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
Last week, Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05), Val B. Demings (FL-10), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) received a response to the letter they previously sent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr.
Dear Friend,
In recent weeks, our country has seen devastating hurricanes across the Gulf, catastrophic flooding across the Northeast, and dangerous wildfires across the West Coast. Climate change is happening right before our eyes.
As part of my mission to further understand how climate change is already impacting our nation, I have led six climate change tours of our National Parks. These climate change tours have given me the chance to see firsthand the devastating impacts our world is experiencing and the ways park staff are working to combat it.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition, concluded a three-day climate change tour of Acadia National Park in Maine. Quigley led four members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, including Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Nanette Barragán (CA-44), on the sixth Climate Change Tour.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Joe Biden and, later, with members of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus: