Press Releases
March 1, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and a team of Chicago Blackhawks alumni and local celebrities faced off against the USA Warriors Standing Team in a hockey game.
February 27, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) used his time in the Appropriations Committee hearing to question Commissioner John Koskinen on the steps the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is taking to help same-sex married couples file federal taxes.
Issues:
Appropriations
LGBTQI+ Rights
February 25, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jared Polis (D-CO) released the following statement supporting LGBT concerns being addressed in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing taking place later today on the issue of solitary confinement in our federal prison system.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
February 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) congratulated Chicago’s UI LABS for winning a $70 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to fund the Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute, an applied research lab that will develop and distribute digital manufacturing technologies.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
February 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined House and Senate colleagues to send a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling on EPA to take more aggressive action to cut down on production HCFC-22, an industrial “super pollutant” that does 1,800 times more damage to the climate that carbon dioxide.
Issues:
February 21, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) hosted a roundtable discussion at DePaul University highlighting the plague of gun violence in Chicago.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
February 20, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the escalating violence in Ukraine, which has reportedly resulted in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
February 20, 2014
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined more than 120 members of the House of Representatives to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, urging him to insist on strong, enforceable environmental protections in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
February 19, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) toured Free Range Office, a facility providing flexible shared space for small businesses in Wicker Park, and met with local entrepreneurs to discuss ways the federal government can aid their growth.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
February 18, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked alongside veterans operating a manual press producing military themed apparel at Rags of Honor as part of his Undercover Congressman series.