Press Releases
February 19, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley proudly announced the formation of a task force within the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus to push for legislative and administrative action to protect the dignity and security of elderly LGBT people, the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
February 18, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley led a conversation with local leaders to discuss what needs to be done at the local, state and federal level to keep Chicago’s drinking water safe from harmful toxins like lead.
Issues:
February 17, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley announced Damian Medina, a senior at Lakeview High School, as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District at an event in his honor at 1871, Chicago’s entrepreneurial hub for digital startups.
Issues:
Education
February 12, 2016
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) announced their support of the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, H.R. 4320. U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Patrick Meehan (PA-07) introduced the bill in January.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
February 10, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley sent a bipartisan letter along with 57 of his colleagues to President Obama urging a U.S. led, international response to combat the spread of the Zika virus.
Issues:
Health Care
February 9, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released a statement in response to President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year.
February 9, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley has nominated students from the Fifth Congressional District for admission to the U.S. Service Academies for the graduating class of 2020.
Issues:
Education
February 8, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, hosted his annual LGBTQ Advisory Council meeting with LGBTQ non-profit and community leaders, activists and advocates for an update on the status of issues facing the community locally and nationally.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
February 4, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and José Serrano (NY-15), members of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of $1 million in the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by President Obama for the creation of information help desks at the nation’s most backlogged immigration courts.
Issues:
Immigration
February 2, 2016
Today Rep Quigley supported the passage of the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program formula change through the Price-Aderholdt Amendment to the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, H.R. 3700.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights