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Defense and Foreign Affairs

March 6, 2017
In the News
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban drew a swift rebuke from opponents of the original ban, who said the new executive order is “nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” which still unfairly targets Muslim immigrants.
Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs

February 23, 2017
Editorials
I last visited Kyiv in April 2014, when the energy in the city was still electric. For months, Independence Square—dubbed the Euromaidan by Ukrainians seeking to tug their country out from under Russia’s grasp—had been occupied by protesters and police as unrest gripped the city in the dead of the Ukrainian winter. As I stood on Khreshchatyk Street, the Euromaidan was still filled with Ukrainians from every walk of life, demanding a more transparent government, a more democratic society and closer integration with Europe and the West.
Issues: Defense and Foreign Affairs

February 22, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the below statement following his meeting with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko:
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December 13, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the announcement that Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, will be President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State:

November 17, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in advance of his trip to Rome with Mayor Emanuel and other city leaders to support Archbishop Blase Cupich as he is elevated to Cardinal in the Catholic Church:

October 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the ascension of the Paris Agreement into international law:

June 9, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in support of bipartisan H.R. 5278, Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA):

June 8, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement in response to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to a Joint Session of Congress:

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.