[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  WELCOMING THE HONORABLE MIKE QUIGLEY TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Illinois is 
recognized.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COSTELLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today as Dean of the Illinois 
Congressional Delegation to introduce the newest Member of Congress in 
the Illinois delegation, Mike Quigley. Mike was elected in a special 
election on April 7 to represent the Fifth District of Illinois.
  Before his election, Congressman Quigley served on the Cook County 
Board for almost 11 years. As commissioner for the 10th District, he 
earned a reputation for advocating for fiscal discipline and 
environmental protection.
  Congressman Quigley holds a law degree from Loyola University and a 
master's in public policy from the University of Chicago. He has also 
worked as a professor of political science at Loyola and Roosevelt 
Universities.
  His wife, Barbara, and two daughters, Alyson and Meghan, are here 
with him this evening as well as many, many friends in the gallery.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in offering a warm 
welcome to our newest colleague and newest Member of the House, Mike 
Quigley.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the House and many 
friends back home watching, including a lot of good friends at Loyola 
University.
  First, a word of thanks. To my friends, family and staff here, I wish 
to thank everyone here who got me down here. It means a lot to me.
  To my mom and dad, it's a gift from all of your children today 
because, without you and without them, I wouldn't be here.
  Above all, I want to thank my wife, Barb, and my daughters, Alyson 
and Meghan. I must put the record clear: Meghan and Alyson already have 
their puppy. I will tell you that dog is not hypoallergenic either.
  I also want to recognize my predecessor, Rahm Emanuel, who is here 
today.
  Madam Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, you may find that the 
Congressman and I have different styles. Someone suggested different 
vocabulary, but I wasn't going to add that. We share much in common, 
and that is that Rahm and I share the same commitment to the working 
families of our country and of the Fifth District.
  Finally, I do want to thank the people of the Fifth District of 
Illinois. You all know trust is a hard thing to come by these days in 
this business, and the people of my district gave me their trust. I 
can't tell you out there what that means to me. It's a humbling 
experience to take a job when people are losing theirs and to become a 
Member of this House when people are losing theirs. It means the world 
to me that the public gave me their trust. It is for them, for every 
American confronting these challenges, that I draw my strength, and I 
look forward to working with each and every one of you to make those 
things happen.
  Thank you and God bless.

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