Press Releases
February 26, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Appropriations Committee, spoke out against the Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, urging the House to consider a clean funding bill that could be signed into law before the critical agency is forced to shut down on February 28.
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February 24, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in support of President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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February 23, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) was appointed Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus for the 114th Congress.
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LGBTQI+ Rights
February 7, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley applauded the announcement from the U.S. State Department on the creation of a new Special Envoy position to advocate for LGBT rights.
February 6, 2015
Emerging Threats Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Quigley (IL-05), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (CA-22), Ranking Member Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Emerging Threats Subcommittee Chairman Tom Rooney (FL-17) issued the following statements in response to the FBI’s arrest of six U.S.-based individuals for attempting to provide material support to the ISIL terrorist organization.
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January 30, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley, Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Joe Heck (NV-03), introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring January as “National Blood Donor Month.” The resolution highlights the importance of volunteer blood donations to the national blood supply.
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Health Care
January 28, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, along with Reps. Sander Levin (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), all members of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot and Member of Ukraine’s Parliament Nadiya Savchenko.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
January 27, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley, Chair of the Transparency Caucus and a practicing attorney before becoming a member of congress, held a briefing on the need for video and live audio in the Supreme Court.
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Government Transparency
January 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with his Democratic colleagues in the House, introduced the Student Loan Interest Deduction (SLID) Act.
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Education
January 23, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) visited Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company with operations in Melrose Park, as part of an ongoing effort to highlight the manufacturing industry in Illinois.
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Economy and Jobs