Press Releases
February 1, 2016
Today, the bipartisan SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015, introduced by U.S. Reps Quigley, Carney, Duffy and Crenshaw, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
January 15, 2016
Rep. Quigley went “undercover” as a Studio Mechanic at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios.
January 12, 2016
"President Obama’s final State of the Union address was a strong call to action, not just in his final year as president, but in the years to come. He has challenged Congress and Americans around the nation to be an agent of positive change in their households, schools and communities. In a toxic political climate, President Obama called us to appeal to the better angels of our nature."
January 7, 2016
Rep. Quigley invited Alaa Basatneh, a young Syrian American woman from Chicago, to be his guest to President Obama’s last State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
January 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, ACA Regional Director Kathleen Falk, and Howard Brown Health President David Ernesto Munar urged those that have yet to sign up for health care insurance to take action before the January 15th deadline in order to get health care coverage that starts February 1st.
Issues:
Health Care
January 5, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley and Patrick Meehan introduced the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, which will help law enforcement better enforce current gun laws by establishing an alert system to notify state and local law enforcement when criminals break the law attempting to acquire a gun.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
December 22, 2015
Reps Quigley and Lee along with Senators Warren and Baldwin released the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) policy change of the blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) from lifetime ban to one-year deferral:
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
December 18, 2015
Rep. Quigley released the following statement in support of the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act:
Issues:
Appropriations
December 16, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley joined U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline and other gun violence prevention advocates to introduce the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015, which prohibits the sale, transfer, production, and importation of new military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
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.
Issues: