Press Releases
May 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Zhi Wei Tan from Lincoln Park High School as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District.
May 1, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jared Polis (CO-02) offered an amendment to the FY2016 Energy & Water (E&W) Appropriations Bill that would have saved taxpayers $167 million by maintaining the FY2015 acquisition schedule for the nuclear-armed cruise missile warhead (W80-4).
Issues:
Defense & National Security
April 30, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN-03) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act, which would exempt foreign-born individuals who have earned an American Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from the limits on the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas awarded annually.
Issues:
Immigration
April 28, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the landmark marriage equality case, Obergefell v. Hodges.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
April 27, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) green-lighted a study by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reexamine the current metric used to determine acceptable aircraft noise pollution.
Issues:
Transportation
April 24, 2015
Everyday billions of cyber attacks from cyber criminals and hostile countries threaten American businesses, America’s critical infrastructure, and the personal information of American consumers. By enabling voluntary information sharing of cyber threats between and among the private sector and the government, the bipartisan Protecting Cyber Networks Act is an important step forward in providing businesses and the government the tools necessary to better defend the safety and economic security of our nation.
Issues:
April 21, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked as a Facilitator for the “Young Explorers’ Mondays” program at the Adler Planetarium as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
Issues:
Education
April 17, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet to tour Howe Corporation, a leading manufacturer of Energy Star certified refrigeration equipment.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
April 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced a congressional resolution to honor Roosevelt University’s 70th anniversary.
Issues:
Education
April 15, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31) and Raul Ruiz (CA-36) introduced legislation to eliminate tax loopholes for luxury yacht owners.
Issues:
Government Transparency