Press Releases
July 10, 2012
In an effort to increase transparency and access to congressional research services, Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Leonard Lance (NJ-07) announced they have introduced the “Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2012.”
Issues:Government Transparency
June 28, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision.
June 21, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment to the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (H.R. 4480) mandating stronger consideration of environmental impact and protection before drilling for oil and gas in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
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June 12, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) decided to see for himself if, as the saying goes, making sausage was like making laws when he toured and worked at the Vienna Beef headquarters on Chicago's north side.
June 8, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues to include legislation he authored to fight pay-to-play contracting practices within the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill (H.R. 4348), currently under consideration in a bipartisan conference committee of House and Senate leaders.
Issues:Government Transparency
June 8, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Senator John Kerry (MA) offered support for new research and urged revising an outdated policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
May 30, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) congratulated Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on their filings of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Illinois laws prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Issues:Equality
May 22, 2012
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) met with Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski during the President's visit in Chicago for the NATO summit.
Issues:Defense and Foreign Affairs
May 17, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered legislation to reduce the deficit and increase military safety by cutting $1.3 billion in funding for the Department of Defense's failed V-22 Osprey program and improving the DoD's hazardous material shipment program.
Issues:Defense & National Security
May 15, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, (IL-05) along with Reps. Joe Heck (NV-03) and Steve Chabot (OH-01), introduced the Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act, a bipartisan and bicameral effort to create jobs, reform outdated visa laws, and increase national security.
Issues:Immigration