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December 12, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, released the following statement in response to the Paris Conference of Parties (COP21) Agreement.
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December 8, 2015
Rep. Quigley showed support for the continued acceptance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and encouraged additional funding specific to refugee resettlement in order to make the processing of refugee applications more efficient.

December 3, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley released the following statement in response to the passage of the bipartisan reauthorization bill for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Rep. Quigley’s amendment to maintain certification requirements for educational staff.
Issues: Education

November 30, 2015

CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover” as a worker at Affy Tapple in Niles, Illinois, home of Chicago’s original caramel apple for over 65 years and the gourmet brand Mrs. Prindable’s.


November 19, 2015
Rep. Quigley released the following statement in response to H.R. 4038, which provides legislation to amend the U.S. refugee admission process.
Issues: Immigration

November 17, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley, Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, joined a group of Democratic colleagues to announce the formation of the Transgender Equality Task Force.
Issues: LGBTQI+ Rights

November 6, 2015
Rep. Quigley introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a say in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision-making process regarding flight paths.
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November 5, 2015
Quigley, Speier, Takano, Jones, and 18 original co-sponsors introduced the Military and Veterans education Protection Act, which would close the “90/10 loophole” that encourages for-profit colleges to aggressively recruit, and in many cases defraud veterans receiving benefits under the GI bill.
Issues: Education

November 5, 2015
Rep. Quigley released a statement in response to House passage of H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act, which reauthorizes transportation infrastructure investments for highway and mass transit along with reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.

November 3, 2015
Representative Mike Quigley and Senator Dick Durbin announced over $14 million in vital urban housing development grants to Illinois’ Fifth District and the greater Cook County area.
Issues: Appropriations