Press Releases
December 6, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the introduction of the Silent Skies Act (H.R. 3650), legislation to reduce noise pollution and improve the quality of life for those who live near airports.
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Transportation
December 5, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the death of civil rights leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
December 3, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Ukrainian government’s use of violence in response to demonstrators in Kyiv.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
November 26, 2013
Following a GAO report released last week, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress have called on the Obama Administration to put strong regulations in place to prevent sexual abuse and assault against immigrants in federal custody.
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Immigration
November 25, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Richard Hudson (R-NC), along with 67 bipartisan members of the House of Representative, urged the House Ways and Means Committee to fully consider the negative ramifications of proposed tax reforms that would limit accounting flexibility for small businesses that drive local economies.
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Government Transparency
November 25, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined local families for an interactive Cooking Matters grocery store tour to see first-hand how nutrition education helps families stretch their federal nutrition benefits and cook healthy, nutritious meals.
November 6, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging them to prioritize funding for federal defender services in current budget negotiations.
November 6, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked as a furnace metal pourer and chemist at SiPi Metals Corporation as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
November 5, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement after the Illinois legislature passed legislation affirming same-sex marriage.
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LGBTQI+ Rights
October 30, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 80 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act: United and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act. H.R. 3361 seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s bulk collection of phone records and requiring increased government oversight and public scrutiny of the government’s domestic surveillance programs.
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