Mike Quigley: “I guess the only question is not whether it is getting done; it is, how the heck do we get it done by 2015?”

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.

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…

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.