Speeches

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to stop workplace discrimination against the LGBT community and promote equal rights for all Americans.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) pushes Congress to first pass a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants before considering other piecemeal immigration reform measures.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges America to remain vigilant with regards to a nuclear Iran.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges the House to pass emergency unemployment insurance and address the jobs emergency facing America through meaningful job creation legislation.

"It is also a fact that neighborhoods–not noisy aircraft–make life in Chicago and its suburbs special. We all need to work together to ensure the vitality of our neighborhoods isn't drowned out in the roar of aircraft overhead."

"Our task is to aid those devastated by these events, as well as address any underlying cause of their increased severity and frequency: climate change."

"For more than four decades, the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, has provided the foundation for countless improvements in our environmental laws. It gives us cleaner water, cleaner air, and a safer and healthier environment."

"But Stalin's attempt to squelch the spirit and history of the Ukrainian people failed and this Friday, Ukrainian national museum in Chicago will remember those whose lives that were taken by this man-made genocide."