117th Congress
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Biden's nomination of Debra Shore to become EPA's Regional Administrator for Region 5. Shore will lead the implementation of the Biden-Harris environmental agenda in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and with 35 American Indian tribes:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), re-introduced the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. This legislation would restore Obama-era guidance banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national park facilities, where possible. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is the lead sponsor of the newly bi-cameral Senate companion bill, also introduced today.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations between the House and Senate:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House passed S. 1301, an extension of the debt limit:
"Today, House Democrats took the necessary step of extending the debt limit so the United States can continue to fulfill its financial obligations and prevent sending our nation's economy into an uncontrollable tailspin.
On September 21, 2021, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led more than 50 members of Congress in sending a letter calling for the Biden administration to end local law enforcement entanglement with immigration enforcement. They called for the review and termination of 287(g) agreements, which were dramatically expanded under former President Trump.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) secured key priorities for Chicago in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed today by the House of Representatives. Critically, the bill included two amendments from Quigley based on his Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which will ensure that future zoonotic epidemics can be stopped before they start.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives to condemn the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and to call for a ceasefire agreement between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
Last week, Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05), Val B. Demings (FL-10), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) received a response to the letter they previously sent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr.
Dear Friend,
In recent weeks, our country has seen devastating hurricanes across the Gulf, catastrophic flooding across the Northeast, and dangerous wildfires across the West Coast. Climate change is happening right before our eyes.
As part of my mission to further understand how climate change is already impacting our nation, I have led six climate change tours of our National Parks. These climate change tours have given me the chance to see firsthand the devastating impacts our world is experiencing and the ways park staff are working to combat it.