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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which would require the Trump Administration to remain in the Paris Climate Accord and to develop a plan for how the United States will meet its commitments to reduce pollution and safeguard our environment:
"In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Congress has chosen inaction and denial for too long. That ended today.
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) and Francis Rooney (R-FL-19), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019 to enhance the mapping of urban flooding to prevent associated damage. The legislation will help give cities and towns the tools they need to address flooding in a local context and then encourage the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to apply lessons learned nationwide.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, testified before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during Members' Day. Quigley spoke about a number of infrastructure topics including the Bird Safe Buildings Act, which he reintroduced this Congress.
On April 21, the people of Ukraine will go to the polls to choose their next president.
No matter the outcome, the United States stands ready to support the Ukrainian people against foreign actors seeking to undermine Ukraine's democratic trajectory, sovereignty and security. We refer, of course, to Russian President Vladimir Putin, his agents, and their destabilizing efforts worldwide.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the release of Special Counsel Mueller's report: