Press Releases
Sep 17, 2018
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Report Shows +250,000 Cook County Residents Are at Risk of Losing Insurance Due to Republican Efforts to Remove Affordable Care Act Protections
Rep. Quigley joined Chicago leaders and health care advocates for a press conference to unveil the findings of a troubling new report that outlines how 253,000 residents of Cook County who buy individual health insurance are at risk of losing their health insurance because of Republican efforts to take away ACA protections.
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Sep 13, 2018
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Rep. Quigley, who serves as Illinois’ only Member on the House Appropriations Committee, was named one of six House Democratic Members to serve on the conference committee on the Fiscal Year 2019 FSGG, Interior/Environment, THUD and Agriculture Appropriations bills.
Quigley Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Hearing on the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act
Letter Asks Natural Resources Committee for Hearing on Quigley, Upton Legislation in Support of Great Lakes Fisheries
Rep. Quigley led a bipartisan group of members in sending a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources asking for a hearing on H.R. 1580, the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization (GLFRA) Act.
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Jul 31, 2018
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Reps. Quigley, Schakowsky, Gutiérrez, Davis, Rush, and Foster Urge Rauner to Reconsider Illinois’ Participation in Crosscheck System
Rep. Quigley led five members of the Illinois House Delegation in sending a letter to Governor Rauner on his opposition to legislation removing Illinois from the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck System.
Jul 26, 2018
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Rep. Quigley introduced the Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act, a bipartisan effort to increase national security, reform outdated visa laws, spur tourism and create jobs.
Jul 25, 2018
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Quigley: Despite the President’s Affinity for Locking Up Families, Detention Isn’t the Only Option When it Comes to Immigration Enforcement
Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill to combat ICE’s inhumane and ineffective detention policy by moving funding to the Urban Area Security Initiative.
Jul 19, 2018
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Quigley: The American People Are Watching & We Must Ensure That We, Unlike Our President, Are on the Right Side of History During this Pivotal Moment in Our Democracy
Rep. Quigley offered the Democratic Motion to Recommit (MTR) on his amendment to restore $380 million in election security grants for FY19.
Jul 18, 2018
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Quigley: No Excuse for Intentionally Degrading the Integrity of Our Elections & the Security of Our Democratic Process
Rep. Quigley released the following statement after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorsed election security grants as an effective way to combat election interference.
Jul 17, 2018
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Rep. Quigley called on Republicans to pass his amendment to restore $380 million in election security funding, which he secured in the FY18 omnibus spending bill.