Press Releases
September 28, 2012
By unanimous consent, the House of Representatives today passed the Military Commercial Driver’s License Act of 2012 introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05).
September 24, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) strongly spoke out against the House's passage of the deceptive Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409), a broadly reaching bill that guts critical environmental protections for clean air and water, while rolling back recent progress made on fuel efficiency standards.
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September 20, 2012
The Concord Coalition will award U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) with the Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award for his efforts to push a bipartisan deficit reduction plan earlier this year.
September 20, 2012
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE) introduced the Military CDL Act of 2012.
September 19, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) applauded the Obama Administration for the progress it has made to expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), highlighted in a report released by the White House.
Issues:
Immigration
September 14, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) participated in the USA Warriors vs. Lawmakers charity ice-hockey game, which matched up disabled veterans against members of Congress and their staff.
August 27, 2012
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Senator Dick Durbin (IL) held a congressional field forum to explore the impact of the growing student loan debt on families and the economy.
Issues:
Education
August 2, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) voted to expand sanctions against Iran, putting economic pressure on the country to abandon efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
July 24, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement, encouraging his colleagues in Congress to open a dialog and find the common ground on gun policy.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
July 19, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) moved to protect cancer patients from an effort which would otherwise ban all abortions in the District of Columbia (DC) after twenty weeks of pregnancy with extremely limited exceptions.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care