Press Releases
April 10, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill to the full House, which included language Rep. Quigley requested that would improve public access to legislative information.
April 3, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) questioned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta about the agency’s progress on updating the 65 Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) metric used to measure noise effects on individuals due to aviation activities.
Issues:
Transportation
March 31, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke to OutLaw, an organization for LGBT students at the University of Chicago Law School, highlighting the need to reevaluate the FDA’s blood donation criteria that unfairly discriminates against men who have sex with men (MSM).
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
March 31, 2014
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL - 5th), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Kirk (IL-R) today announced the allocation of 110 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers for the Chicago area as a result of funding included in the omnibus appropriations bill earlier this year.
Issues:
Appropriations
March 27, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Dan Lipinski (IL-03), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Danny K. Davis (IL-07) asked for a meeting with BP after oil from BP’s Whiting refinery in Indiana spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
March 26, 2014
U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) hosted a Congressional Transparency Caucus briefing on the need to promote open government data to enhance government transparency and fuel economic growth and job creation.
March 26, 2014
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new rule to protect the waters of the United States.
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March 20, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the launch of the House Student App Challenge, the first annual Congressional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academic competition for high school students in the 5th Congressional District. Designed to promote innovation and engagement in the STEM education fields, this competition is a nationwide event that invites students to create and exhibit their software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet or computer devices on a platform of their choice.
Issues:
Education
March 14, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter with 26 of his colleagues urging Secretary of State John Kerry to oppose the harmful Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that approval of the pipeline would be extremely detrimental to the environment.
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March 13, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA), a wide-ranging good government reform bill that will bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.
Issues:
Government Transparency