Press Releases
September 29, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) today asked the Department of Transportation Inspector General to conduct an immediate investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s emergency protocol and mitigation measures at Chicago air traffic control facilities.
September 25, 2014
Rep. Quigley took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Chicago’s Metra system to spotlight its century-old switching tower and the Amerail passenger car rehabilitation project.
Issues:AppropriationsTransportation
September 22, 2014
Rep. Quigley worked alongside Meals On Wheels employees in Franklin Park to prepare and package meals for delivery to local residents as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
September 18, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Peter King (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Urban Flooding Awareness Act to address increased flooding from extreme weather and heavy rainfall events in urban communities.
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September 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after voting to authorize the U.S. Department of Defense, in coordination with the U.S. State Department, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition.
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September 15, 2014
Rep. Mike Quigley named Jonathan “Yoni” Pizer as his new LGBT Liaison following the departure of former LGBT Liaison Brandon Neese.
Issues:Equality
September 12, 2014
U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) today urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to change the national standard at which the agency determines acceptable levels of aircraft noise.
September 11, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s response to their request for a new environmental impact study (EIS) of the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP).
September 10, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Sander M. Levin (D-MI) led 41 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging congressional leaders to invite Ukrainian President Petro O. Poroshenko to address a joint session of Congress during his upcoming visit to Washington, D.C.
Issues:Defense and Foreign Affairs
September 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell expressing continued concern regarding current policies governing blood, organ, and tissue donation by men who have sex with men (MSM) and requesting an update on the Department’s progress in reassessing the policies. Legislators wrote to Secretary Sebelius last August urging a review of the outdated blood donation policy.
Issues:EqualityHealth Care