Press Releases
November 15, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Smart Climate Caucus and Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), applauded the Department of Interior’s announcement of the new Methane and Waste Prevention Rule – a final rule that will reduce the wasteful and unnecessary release of methane gas into the atmosphere as a byproduct of oil and gas operations on public and Indian lands.
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November 14, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the announcement that Steve Bannon will be Chief Strategist for President-elect Trump’s White House:
November 10, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) visited the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Immigration Court Help Desk in Chicago to observe day-to-day operations of the program, which received federal funding to expand services in August.
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Immigration
October 24, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), went “undercover” at Chicago Fire Department’s Engine 22 Station in Lincoln Park to learn more about the day to day duties of firefighters and how the station strives to provide the highest levels of life safety and property protection through fire prevention, public fire safety education, life safety education, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and hazardous material incident mitigation.
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Economy and Jobs
October 20, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), joined Congressmen Cheri Bustos and Rodney Davis in a bi-partisan congressional panel with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Council on Logistics and Transportation to discuss the importance of transportation and infrastructure in Illinois and efforts Congress is making to continue funding them.
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October 13, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), participated in Northwestern University’s 2016 Climate Change Symposium on the Water-Energy-Climate Nexus. Congressman Quigley’s keynote address for the Symposium focused on the importance of taking substantive action on climate change despite opposition from those that deny the issue is a problem or that solutions are possible.
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October 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the ascension of the Paris Agreement into international law:
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
October 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Divvy, a city wide bicycle ride-sharing system. His visit highlighted the trends of public transit and biking that the city is adapting in order to create a more transportation friendly and safer environment for bicyclists in the City of Chicago.
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Transportation
October 4, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the New Democrat Coalition, joined ACG Global and prominent Chicago women in finance for a roundtable discussion to better understand the barriers women face in their ascent to leadership positions in the financial sector and what Congress can do to help remove these hurdles.
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Economy and Jobs
October 3, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Mike Thompson (CA-5), members of the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, sent a letter along with 46 of their Democratic colleagues to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urging for the publication of an updated “Following the Gun” report, which examines where criminals obtain their firearms, in light of recent tragedies involving gun violence.
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Gun Violence Prevention