WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on his decision to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act: "I have always believed that some legislation should be above partisan politics regardless of who holds the majority. This includes the National Defense Authorization Act, which I have consistently supporte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Budzinski pressed DeJoy about his "Delivering for America Plan," which proposes consolidating the Champaign and Springfield Processing and Distribution Centers in Illinois. This would result in outgoing mail traveling all the wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) voted to pass the final version of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that authorizes critical steps forward in efforts to address flooding in the Metro East. The bill now heads to the Senate for further consideration. At Budzinski's request, the 2024 WRDA includes an increase in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget cap  more PR