117th Congress
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" in Ukraine:
"Tonight, Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine begins a war of choice entirely of President Putin's making, despite months of intense diplomacy. The price that Ukrainians will pay for that choice is unfathomable.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released a statement after the Kremlin published decrees ordering the invasion of Ukraine:
"Let me be clear—no matter what pretext they may claim, today the Kremlin ordered an invasion of Ukraine. Donetsk and Luhansk are part of Ukraine, not Russian fiefdoms. Any deployment of troops to those regions is an unprovoked violation of an independent nation's territorial sovereignty the likes of which we have not seen since World War II.
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 regarding Russia's illegal recognition of the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk and imminent deployment of troops to Ukrainian territory.
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) voted in favor of the Postal Service Reform Act, which would make significant financial and operational reforms to the United States Postal Service. In recent years, residents in and around Chicago have experienced increasingly significant issues with mail and package delivery, leading Quigley to champion a wide variety of efforts to improve USPS performance.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) reintroduced the Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act, to help the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) reduce illegal firearms trafficking and make it harder for criminals to obtain deadly weapons.
Language authored by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) to prevent the outbreak of future pandemics was included in the America COMPETES Act, H.R. 4521, and passed by the House of Representatives. COVID-19 is just the latest in a long line of zoonotic epidemics, joining SARS, MERS, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and many others as pathogens that initially emerged from wildlife, making the jump to people directly or indirectly through activities such as the butchering or eating of wildlife.
Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), the lead sponsor of the Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act, released a statement after President Joe Biden signed the bill into law:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement:
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Today, the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Andy Harris (R-MD), released the following statement reiterating their unconditional support for Ukraine in the face of continued Russian aggression: