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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to call for the establishment of a federal highway administration hazard mitigation program. Additionally, Quigley spoke about his goal of crafting an infrastructure package that will mitigate the financial toll that COVID-19 has had on our museums, zoos, and aquariums and support Illinois' park districts.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Appropriations Committee's Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG), released the following statement following the release of President Joe Biden's fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request, which is aimed at reversing decades of disinvestment by prioritizing initiatives that will help working families and the vulnerable.
Today, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and James Comer (KY-01) re-introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to create a single website on which Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all agency congressional reports.
This bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th Congress unanimously.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's executive orders to address gun violence:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. participated in a hearing on "Creating Equitable Communities Through Transportation and Housing" held by the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. Quigley praised CTA's efforts to provide equitable service to all Chicagoans and held up Chicago's transit system as a possible example for other cities.
Following the hearing, Quigley released the following statement:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Tom Emmer (MN-06), and John Katko (NY-24) re-introduced legislation to award barrier breaking hockey legend Willie O'Ree with the Congressional Gold Medal. O'Ree, known as the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey, was the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and is a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced his support for the Medicare for All Act of 2021, legislation that would guarantee health care to everyone in America. Endorsed by 300 local, state, and national organizations and co-sponsored by more than half of the House Democratic Caucus including 14 committee chairs and key leadership Members, the landmark bill provides comprehensive benefits to all with no copays, private insurance premiums, deductibles, or other cost-sharing.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act to increase access, accountability, and transparency in every branch of the federal government. The legislation would expand financial disclosure requirements for both lawmakers and lobbyists, modernize how the public access financial disclosures, and improve judicial transparency. Quigley has introduced this legislation each congress since his first term.
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Bird Safe Buildings Act. This cost-neutral legislation requires that each public building constructed, acquired, or significantly altered by the General Services Administration (GSA) incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features, to the maximum extent possible. Quigley first introduced this bill in 2010 in the 111th Congress.
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Mike Quigley (D-IL), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus, and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chair of the International Basic Education Caucus, announced today that they introduced a bipartisan resolution that reaffirms U.S. support of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).