Press Releases
September 18, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Peter King (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Urban Flooding Awareness Act to address increased flooding from extreme weather and heavy rainfall events in urban communities.
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September 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after voting to authorize the U.S. Department of Defense, in coordination with the U.S. State Department, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition.
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September 15, 2014
Rep. Mike Quigley named Jonathan “Yoni” Pizer as his new LGBT Liaison following the departure of former LGBT Liaison Brandon Neese.
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LGBTQI+ Rights
September 12, 2014
U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) today urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to change the national standard at which the agency determines acceptable levels of aircraft noise.
September 11, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s response to their request for a new environmental impact study (EIS) of the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP).
September 10, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Sander M. Levin (D-MI) led 41 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging congressional leaders to invite Ukrainian President Petro O. Poroshenko to address a joint session of Congress during his upcoming visit to Washington, D.C.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
September 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell expressing continued concern regarding current policies governing blood, organ, and tissue donation by men who have sex with men (MSM) and requesting an update on the Department’s progress in reassessing the policies. Legislators wrote to Secretary Sebelius last August urging a review of the outdated blood donation policy.
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LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
September 4, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and the Active Transportation Alliance took his new “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to the streets of Chicago with a seven mile bike tour spotlighting new pedestrian and bike infrastructure, ongoing projects in the area, and several problem spots where existing conditions create safety or barrier issues to walking and biking.
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Appropriations
Transportation
August 20, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) kicked off “Mike on the Move,” a new effort highlighting how the federal government can support Chicago transportation and infrastructure.
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Appropriations
Transportation
August 19, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley toured A.M. Castle & Co. and worked alongside employees to manufacture parts for the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier construction and maintenance program as part of his Undercover Congressman series.