116th Congress
The House Committee on Appropriations this week approved the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill, which includes several initiatives championed by Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05). As part of this legislation, the Committee approved funding requested by Quigley for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, gun violence research, and Title X Family Planning.
Today, Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) voted to pass H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act, to block the Trump administration's October 2018 guidance that gave states the option to weaken the Affordable Care Act's protections for Americans living with both chronic and acute medical conditions. Following the vote, Quigley released the following statement:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley led members of the Illinois House Delegation in a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos expressing their concerns about the implementation of the Department's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Established in 2007, PSLF promised to forgive up to 100 percent of federal student loan debt if a recipient makes 10 years' worth of payments and works full time in a public service career.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced legislation to award hockey legend Willie O'Ree the Congressional Gold Medal. O'Ree, who is known as the "Jackie Robinson of ice hockey," was the first black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. The Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act is co-lead by Reps. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), John Katko (NY-24), and Tom Emmer (MN-06).
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.