116th Congress
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois over the weekend. The shootings resulted in 22 deaths in El Paso, nine in Dayton, and seven in Chicago. The Congressman's statement is below:
Former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees last week showed the American people why an impeachment inquiry is the only option Congress has left.
Today, Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced the Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019, legislation that will define "trauma-informed practices" for the first time ever in federal education law.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before HPSCI and the House Committee on the Judiciary:
The U.S. democratic process is under attack.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation to increase Congressional transparency passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. The bipartisan, bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), H.R. 736, will establish a searchable central website for the public to access any report that has been mandated by Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House passed the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Greg Steube (FL-17) introduced legislation to require the FBI to establish a program to collect data on law enforcement and former law enforcement suicides and attempted suicides.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced legislation to require the Attorney General to conduct a study on the possible connection between domestic violence and mass shootings incidents of gun violence. Independent data has suggested that domestic violence is frequently a predictor of future violent behavior, including gun violence.