116th Congress
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Appropriations Committee's Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to provide relief to American families amidst the ongoing COVID-19 and economic crises:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the bipartisan Big Cat Public Safety Act passed the House of Representatives. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which was co-sponsored by more than half of the House, prohibits the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers and curbs the exploitative industry of cub-petting.
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am writing to you about the difficult decisions we all find ourselves facing.
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year filled with joyous and cherished traditions. At this time of year, we're always reminded of what's truly important in life—our family, friends, and loved ones. And this holiday season, keeping those dearest to us safe should be of the utmost importance to us all.
This evening, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rep. Nita M. Lowey, Oversight and Reform Committee's Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, and Appropriations Committee's Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Rep.
Each year, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year, we pause as a nation to honor all those who have served in our armed forces.
I so wish that we could all be together today. In any other year, we would be celebrating our veterans at parades and festivals and thanking veterans in person. This year, we honor our veterans – and particularly our elderly veterans – by staying home instead.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after PAWS Chicago and the Chicago French Bulldog Rescue announced that they had reached an agreement with the CDC to allow a group of rescued French bulldog puppies to remain in the United States receiving care. Quigley became involved in the French bulldog rescue process last week after being notified by a constituent about the issue.
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan Health and Fitness Recovery Act of 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health and fitness centers have been forced to close their doors, causing turmoil throughout the industry and putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a COVID-19 relief bill, the updated Heroes Act, which would provide Americans with an additional round of stimulus checks, extend the highly successful Payroll Support Program to keep airline industry workers paid, and make good on House Democrats' promise to compromise with Republicans.
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Fred Upton (R-MI), today introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to work with international partners to shut down commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in live wildlife for human consumption and stop the associated wildlife trade, end the import, export, and sale of live wildlife for human consumption in the United States, and phase out demand for wildlife as a food source.