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Defense and Foreign Affairs

May 11, 2016
Speeches
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke to his colleagues on the House floor on the importance of the United States’ relationship with Israel as an ally and friend.
Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs

March 22, 2016
Representative Quigley released the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium.

December 16, 2015
Speeches
Rep. Quigley urged his colleagues to support the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act, which provides for a more clear understanding of the real threats to U.S. security and allows Congress to work in partnership with U.S. national security agencies to defend against these threats.
Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs

December 8, 2015
Rep. Quigley showed support for the continued acceptance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and encouraged additional funding specific to refugee resettlement in order to make the processing of refugee applications more efficient.

October 30, 2015
Reps Quigley, Kinzinger hosted a discussion about the ongoing crisis in Syria, titled “Social Media & Running the Syrian Revolution," featuring footage from the internationally acclaimed documentary, #chicagoGirl.

September 9, 2015
Editorials

The following article appeared in the Chicago Tribune on September 9, 2015. A link to the article can be found here.

By U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Tammy Duckworth, and Bill Foster

Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs

September 9, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

July 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit Poland as a program country under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), launched the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus. The caucus was created to help boost support in Congress for international basic education programs, increase understanding of global education challenges and build bipartisan support to address these issues, and establish a platform to respond quickly to global events such as the recent terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria and Kenya.

June 10, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act.