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May 12, 2021

Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) reintroduced the "Buyback Our Safety Act," legislation that would create a Department of Justice program to support local gun buyback initiatives.

This bill would authorize a new matching grant available for local law enforcement agencies to help offset costs of buyback programs. The bill also requires the Department of Justice to report back to Congress on the success of the grant program.


May 12, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, participated in a hearing on the Capitol Insurrection. During the hearing, Quigley grilled former Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller about his leadership during the January 6 attack and pressed him on his unwillingness to take responsibility for the Department's failures.

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May 12, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and Vice-Chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, questioned Stephen Dickson, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regarding ongoing concerns about aviation noise around airports nationwide, including O'Hare. During Quigley's questioning, Dickson committed to a comprehensive policy review that will incorporate issues that Quigley has focused on throughout his time in Congress.


May 11, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Access to White House Visitor Logs Act, to require every administration to publicly release visitor logs from the White House or any location where presidents regularly conduct official business.


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May 10, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, released the following statement after the Biden administration released 400 records of White House visits from the first weeks of his administration and pledged to release the logs monthly moving forward:


May 10, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after a federal judge criticized former Attorney General William Barr's handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and accusing Barr of misleading Congress, the public, and the court:


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April 28, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, released a statement following President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress:

"Just 99 days into President Biden's presidency, our country has come together to make incredible progress in the fight against the pandemic. President Biden and Democrats know the work isn't over yet.


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April 28, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, announced his support for ten community projects for consideration in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year. The ten community projects were selected from nearly 100 applications and marks the first time members have been able to submit specific community projects for direct funding in over a decade.

Issues: Appropriations

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April 27, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, announced his support for five projects that he has submitted to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee for funding as part of surface transportation authorization legislation.

Issues: Appropriations

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April 22, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, released the following statement after President Biden's announcement that the United States will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and will achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050:

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