Press Releases
April 5, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, the first time a federal appellate court has come to that conclusion:
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LGBTQI+ Rights
March 31, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), joined Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Forest Preserves of Cook County for a tour of four local bike paths and a discussion on bike- and pedestrian-friendly transportation investments as part of his “Mike on the Move” initiative.
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Transportation
Quigley: Judiciary Committee Markup Requires Republicans to Initiate Oversight on Wiretapping Claims
March 29, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s consideration of his resolution H. Res. 203, which asks the White House and Justice Department to provide information, if any, on Trump’s allegation that President Obama wiretapped him. You can watch the live stream here.
March 28, 2017
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke with Chris Jansing on MSNBC, where he discussed the future of their investigation. Watch the interview here or see excerpts below.
March 28, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back the historic Clean Power Plan:
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March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on President Trump and Paul Ryan’s decision to pull TrumpCare from the House floor:
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Health Care
March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Jack Reed (D-RI) in introducing the Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act, a bicameral bill that requires the publication of visitor logs to the White House or any other location where President Trump regularly conducts official business, including various Trump Organization properties frequented by the president.
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Government Transparency
March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the below statement following Chairman Nunes’ cancellation of the March 28 open hearing:
March 22, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on Chairman Nunes’ meeting with President Trump:
March 21, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on the announcement that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Russia next month and skip first NATO meeting:
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