Press Releases
July 17, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) advocated for increased funding for legal services for low-income Americans within the FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 12, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) honored the Chicago Blackhawks and the team’s 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Championship by introducing H. Res. 299.
July 10, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during consideration of the FY14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill.
July 10, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jared Polis (CO-02) offered an amendment to cut $23.7 million above what the Department of Energy (DOE) requested for the B61 nuclear bomb and apply the savings toward deficit reduction.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 9, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) called on the federal government to take action against the growing epidemic of gun violence in Chicago, where more than 70 people were shot and 11 people were murdered over the past holiday weekend.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
June 28, 2013
Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced that the Appropriations Committee passed their amendment to the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill which would increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program by $3 million.
Issues:
Appropriations
June 27, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Tim Walz (MN-1) introduced legislation to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for yachts.
Issues:
Government Transparency
June 27, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) moved to end the short-sighted fiscal policies of the sequester and protect critical investments in clean and renewable energy, education and infrastructure that drive economic growth.
Issues:
Appropriations
June 27, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act in the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform package.
Issues:
Immigration
June 26, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights