The children I saw today are being put through hell. The Trump administration isn’t going after ‘the worst of the worst.’ They’re deporting kids.
Mike Quigley
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Mike Quigley is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Quigley has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and government transparency. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at addressing climate change and has worked on initiatives to improve public health and safety in his district. Quigley has also served on various committees, contributing to discussions on national security and budgetary matters.
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September 10, 2026
Accessible transportation is equal transportation. Americans with disabilities deserve equal access to the same trains and same train stations their able-bodied neighbors use every day.
— Mike Quigley
Safe, affordable, and accessible rail travel is critical to the success of Chicago and the Illinois region.
In communities across the country, including Chicagoland, urban flooding has a unique ability to wreak havoc in our communities, leaving Americans feeling helpless in the aftermath.
I’m proud to reintroduce bipartisan legislation to give cities and towns the resources and tools they’ll need to proactively address flooding challenges.
Now what? Yesterday, this body was prepared to pass a bipartisan spending bill to carry us into the new year and the new Congress. It was imperfect, yet it met many of our country's critical needs, especially disaster relief. Then, the…
The next opening days of a Trump presidency are going to be a continuation of the last days of the last Trump presidency.
I'm worried about not just who controls the White House, but who controls the House and the Senate.
The only thing that you can do now to cement that for all time and prevent utter catastrophe is to step down and let someone else do this.
We have to be honest with ourselves that it wasn't just a horrible night.
I think it is incumbent upon us to recognize that, and I hope you stay in touch with us on that matter.
I appreciate that you brought up resilience in your construction and how important that is going to be.
We have to be honest with ourself and recognize that we can't just build the same old infrastructure back.
Doing so after the fiscal year begins makes no sense. We need to show the world that we can govern.
I believe the Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary Todman have what it takes to effectively run these agencies.
I want to associate myself with the remarks the Chairman made about the tragedy in Baltimore and the families who lost loved ones there.
I think we have the right team in place. Very important hearing and well done.
For those who did not know, we had a very strong bipartisan partnership during a time where we flipped and did both chair and ranking members of the FSGG subcommittee.
I want to follow up. In a hearing we had last week, I talked to the GPO Director, Mr. Halpern, about the implementation of access to congressionally mandated reports, a bill I was proud to sponsor. It has bipartisan support.
Chairman, do you want to have them all testify so that we can just ask any of them? Just a suggestion.





