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June 5, 2017
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said Monday that Russian operatives hacked into the State Board of Elections last year to view voter database files, a potential move toward trying to make voters distrust the state and federal election system.
June 1, 2017
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate change agreement, a global plan to limit temperature increases on the planet.
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June 1, 2017
The FBI and Congress are examining a campaign event last spring during which Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and Jared Kushner were in a small gathering with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak and other diplomats at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel, multiple U.S. officials told NBC News.
May 31, 2017
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By MELANIE ZANONA
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May 31, 2017
During the first stop of a three-day visit to this iconic park, Illinois Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley yesterday fired off questions at a half-dozen National Park Service officials, on subjects ranging from handling invasive plant species to elk herd populations.
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May 29, 2017
American Veterans for Equal Rights ( AVER ) hosted the dedication of a new granite monument honoring the service of LGBT veterans May 29.
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LGBTQI+ Rights
May 27, 2017
Introduced by Congressmen Erik Paulsen and Mike Quigley, the Stopping Trained in America PhDs from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act, has been re-introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks exemption for foreign- born persons with an American PhD in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from the limits on the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas awarded annually.
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Economy and Jobs
Immigration
May 27, 2017
The US House of Representatives has seen the reintroduction of a bill that looks to relax the country's currently strict H1-B visa rules, but only for a select few professionals. Read to know what they are, and how they can stem IT layoffs.
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Immigration
May 24, 2017
Rep. Quigley joins Jim Sciutto and Pamela Brown on CNN special "White House In Crisis" to discuss Dir. Brennan hearing reaffirming contact between President Trump and Russia during the 2016 campaign.
May 24, 2017
U.S. Representatives Dan Lipinski (IL-3) and Mike Quigley (IL-5) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced today that Metra will receive $20,168,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology on its Milwaukee North and West lines. PTC is a federally mandated computerized system that prevents certain types of train-to-train collisions, helps avoid derailments and other accidents caused by excessive speed, and increases safety for rail workers.
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