Catching Up With Quigley: Week of January 20
Dear Friend,
I hope you had a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day week. I wanted to send you an update on the work I did this week both in the district and in Congress.
1. Helped Out at Nourishing Hope on MLK Jr. Day
I spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day braving the cold alongside volunteers at Nourishing Hope. Nourishing Hope, formerly Lakeview Pantry, is a local hunger relief organization that has been serving my home community of Lakeview for over 50 years. I was proud to spend part of my day trying to live up to the example of Dr. King by serving our neighbors and focusing on the things that matter most to my constituents.
Watch a short video about my visit on Instagram HERE.
2. Voted Against Republican Effort to Criminalize Abortion Providers
Despite promises to leave abortion to the states, Republicans are using President Trump's first week in office to attack access to reproductive health care. On Thursday, I voted against a bill to criminalize abortion providers, ignore medical experts, and allow politicians to intervene in family medical decisions. This bill purports to prevent infanticide, but in reality it is a cynical and unnecessary attempt to intimidate health care providers out of providing reproductive care. Doctors are already required to provide appropriate medical care during an abortion, and infanticide is already illegal in every state. Instead, this bill threatens criminal prosecutions for health care workers and forces them to act against their medical judgment.
I am proud to be a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus and I will always stand up for families' rights to access the care they need.
3. Spoke Out Against Efforts to Whitewash January 6
January 6, 2021, was a dark day in our nation; one where the future of our democracy stood on a knifeâÂÂs edge. I am grateful every day that our country survived that moment. We can only ensure that it never happens again by holding those responsible accountable. Our justice system went to great pains to bring as many of those individuals to justice as possible. Unfortunately, Donald TrumpâÂÂs pardoning of these traitors sends a clear message that violent assault on our democracy is not just tolerated but rewarded.
I spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives this week to condemn this decision and to speak about why it is a grave mistake. You can watch my full remarks above.
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Sincerely,
Mike Quigley