Press Releases
January 4, 2018
Rep. Quigley joined local elected officials and environmental leaders to celebrate the 2018 implementation of the new federal law banning the sale and manufacture of personal care products containing plastic microbeads, in addition to announcing a joint, New Year resolution to reduce plastic pollution.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
December 20, 2017
Rep. Quigley released the following statement after the Republican tax plan passed both the House and Senate:
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
December 18, 2017
Rep. Quigley announced Ava Hollis, a freshman at York High School, as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District.
December 15, 2017
Rep. Quigley led a press conference with Illinois election officials on the need to harden our defenses against election hacking.
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December 14, 2017
Rep. Quigley re-introduced the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to improve the public and congressional staff’s access to reports mandated by Congress through the establishment of a searchable central repository.
Issues:
Government Transparency
December 13, 2017
Rep. Quigley joined 117 of his Democratic colleagues in sending the below letter to FCC Commissioners urging them not to vote on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s “Restoring Internet Freedom Order” to repeal Net Neutrality.
Issues:
Government Transparency
December 13, 2017
Rep. Quigley sent a letter to House leadership urging them to oppose language in the final FY18 appropriations package that would restrict the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal agencies from conducting research about gun violence.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
December 6, 2017
Rep. Quigley released a statement after Republicans in the House passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) to force states with strong concealed carry laws to honor concealed carry permits from states with weaker laws.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
December 4, 2017
Rep. Quigley released a statement after President Trump announced his plans to shrink and break apart Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
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November 30, 2017
Rep. Quigley re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA) to increase access, accountability, and transparency at every branch of the federal government. This is the fifth time Rep. Quigley has introduced TGA.
Issues:
Government Transparency