Press Releases
June 5, 2014
Federal, state, county and local officials joined residents of Graue Mill on Thursday to announce the award of a long-sought flood mitigation grant for the neighborhood.
Issues:Energy / Environment
May 29, 2014
An amendment offered by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) to strengthen the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 260-145-1, making it the first gun violence related legislation to pass this Congress.
May 28, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced a $600,000 grant to Cook County from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help clean up contaminated areas in seven west suburban municipalities.
Issues:Energy / Environment
May 22, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) voted to restore Americans’ privacy rights and pass H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act: United and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act. Rep. Quigley is an original cosponsor the bill, which ends the government’s bulk collection of phone records and requires increased government oversight and public scrutiny of domestic surveillance programs.
Issues:Government Transparency
May 21, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought to expand federal housing assistance and protect funding and eligibility for vital infrastructure programs that improve the economy and support local communities, including projects in Chicago and Cook County.
May 16, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the list of programmatic requests he submitted this year for the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations process.
May 13, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) visited two Southeast side petroleum coke (petcoke) storage sites and spoke with neighborhood residents about the negative environmental and health impacts of petcoke dust due to insufficient local, state and federal regulations.
Issues:Energy / Environment
May 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered two amendments to the FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to increase federal public safety resources and help law enforcement combat gun violence in Chicago.
May 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Representative Adam Smith (WA-09) to introduce the Accountability in Immigration Detention Act (AIDA), which aims to improve standards and living conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.
May 7, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Lt. General (USA ret.) Robert Gard, the former president of National Defense University, and members of Council for a Livable World to promote good government reform on nuclear weapons spending.
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