Press Releases
March 16, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA), to increase access, accountability, and transparency of every branch of the federal government.
Issues:
Government Transparency
March 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, hosted the first Equality Caucus briefing of the 114th Congress, titled “The Economics of Equality.” A panel of LGBT community experts, who also represent the four agencies that make up the “LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative,” explored economic equality in the LGBT community and how we can better address this critical issue.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
February 27, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Mike Quigley’s (D-IL) amendment to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of 218-201.
Issues:
Education
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs