117th Congress
Today, Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) – Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus – released the following statement on President Joe Biden's plan to nominate Ambassador Bridget Brink to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine:
Today, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Andy Harris (R-MD) – released the following statement on the United States' commitment of an additional $800 million in military aid and $500 million in government operations aid for Ukraine.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives to express his support for accepting Ukrainian refugees into the United States and providing the same opportunity to all those experiencing crises around the world.
Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-IL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Twenty-First Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts. This legislation aims to restore Americans' trust in their justice system by directly addressing the public's concerns about judicial conduct—including by requiring the Supreme Court to issue a code of conduct for its justices.
FY21 Community Funding Projects- $10.3 million dollars brought back to Chicago
- Center on Halsted Youth Housing Program - $1,000,000
- This project will allow the Center on Halsted to enhance its Youth Housing Program through the acquisition and renovation of transitional housing for Chicago's LGBTQ+ and ally youth who are experiencing homelessness, violence, and trauma, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth of color.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the passing of Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright:
Today, Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) led a letter to Congressional leadership calling for the inclusion of much-needed relief for the country's hardest-hit small businesses in the upcoming COVID supplemental relief belief bill.
Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Congressman David Scott (GA-13), and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), introduced the Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act to bring vital debt relief to Ukraine as the nation fights Russia's illegal invasion.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the NICS Denial Notification Act has been signed into law by President Joe Biden as part of the FY22 Omnibus package. The NICS Denial Notification Act will require federal authorities to alert state and local law enforcement within 24 hours when an ineligible individual lies on a background check and tries to purchase a firearm, which can be a warning sign of future criminal behavior.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual joint address to Congress:
"I have been moved by every one of President Zelenskyy's speeches – but none more so than today. President Zelenskyy has made a stirring plea for the future of his country. The United States should heed that call.