Press Releases
April 7, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice Chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, joined his colleagues on a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development requesting that they include in the subcommittee’s fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill two important provisions to help mitigate airplane noise. The Caucus requested that the Subcommittee “provide funding for health studies on the impact of airplane and helicopter noise on communities and… include report language directing the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct an expedited review of their noise standards.”
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April 7, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), released the following statement on U.S. airstrikes targeting a Syrian government airfield:
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 6, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), and 37 other House Democrats called on the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee to fund the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) at a level that supports data collection in all 50 states. Rep. Quigley has offered an appropriations amendment to secure this funding every year for the past three years.
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Gun Violence Prevention
April 6, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after Chairman Nunes announced he would remove himself from the Russian probe:
April 5, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Kathleen Rice and 35 fellow House Democrats yesterday called on House appropriators to close the loophole that allows suspected terrorists to purchase firearms and explosives. In a letter to Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member José Serrano and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Carter and Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-Allard, Rice, Quigley and House Democrats urged appropriators to authorize the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to prohibit individuals on the FBI Terrorist Watchlist from purchasing firearms and explosives.
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Gun Violence Prevention
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.
On Record of Distraction
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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