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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the following statement after a partisan Senate vote to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment after failing to call witnesses or subpoena documents:

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced that he invited Alderman Matt Martin as his guest to President Donald Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Martin is currently serving his first term as alderman of the 47^th Ward in Chicago.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), continued their call for greater public access to our federal court deliberations by reintroducing the Eyes on the Courts Act, legislation to require cameras be permitted in the Supreme Court and all federal appellate courts.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and a founding Member of the Transgender Equality Task Force, led over forty members of Congress in calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all transgender individuals currently in detention. LGBTQ immigrants are 97 times more likely to be sexually victimized in detention than straight and cis-gender immigrants and at least two transgender women, Roxsana Hernandez Rodriguez and Johana Medina León, died in ICE custody.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in support of H.Con.Res. 83, a resolution limiting President Donald Trump's authority to take further military action against Iran:

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in reaction to the recent United States action in Iraq:

"I have grave concerns about the repercussions of the Trump Administration's actions last night in Iraq. The killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is a significant escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran, which may trigger increased violence in an already volatile region.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after voting in favor of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA):

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump based on two articles of impeachment:

"Today, I cast my vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump because if Congress did not hold this President accountable for his actions, we would have forsaken our duty, betrayed our oaths of office, and sent the message that some people can avoid justice.

"No one is above the law.