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Quigley, Foster, Duckworth and Schneider Raise Questions About For-Profit Immigrant Detention Centers

"Our country will be better off when we create a 21st century immigration system that brings undocumented immigrants into our tax system and grows a highly skilled U.S. workforce. ...

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Standing Up for All Families in Immigration Reform

"As a staunch proponent of comprehensive immigration reform, there are some important developments taking place in Washington right now that I want to share with you. Starting tomorrow, the Senate “Gang of Eight” bipartisan immigration bill will be reviewed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is the first of several ...

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Investing in Early Childhood Education

"To compete in the global market, we need to have the most highly skilled workforce in the world. And to develop that workforce, we have to start at the beginning, with early childhood education." ...

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Undercover Congressman PDF Print E-mail

Since taking office in 2009, Congressman Quigley has worked alongside 5th district residents in dozens of jobs so he can better understand the challenges his constituents face on a daily basis.

You can read more about the Congressman's "undercover" visits in articles published by the New York Times, Inside Booster and Roll Call.

He's done everything from delivering mail to making pinball machines to working as a car hop at Superdawg. Here's a full list of the places where Mike has gone "undercover":

2013:

2012:

  • Worked the line at Greater Chicago Food Depository by labeling canned goods
  • Assisted students at Loyola University Chicago's financial aid desk
  • Volunteered at Lakeview Pantry during the Thanksgiving holiday
  • Participated in a training session at Pits for Patriots
  • Assisted volunteers in caring for dogs and cats at PAWS Chicago
  • Toured the Vienna Beef headquarters and served up sandwiches at the Café
  • Trained sea lions and baby beluga whales at the Shedd Aquarium
  • Measured and cut sustainable, recycled granite at Earthstone Midwest
  • Read stories to children at Children's Memorial Hospital as part of SERVE Illinois

2011:

2010:

NBC Chicago showcased Congressman Quigley's unconventional way to understand the lives of his constituents.

This segment originally aired on NBC-5 Chicago, April 22, 2010.

If you would like Congressman Quigley to go “undercover” with you, please contact our District Office.  We will do our best to honor as many requests as possible as scheduling permits. You can access our photo gallery here.


 
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