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Congressman Mike Quigley

Representing the 5th District of Illinois

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Reps. Quigley & Herrera Beutler Secure $2 Million for CDC Efforts to Tackle Maternal Death

Jul 11, 2018 Press Release
Rep. Quigley secured $2 million in funding for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) efforts in preventing maternal deaths through state-based Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRC).
Issues:
Appropriations, Health Care

Quigley Statement on Janus v. ASFME Decision

Jun 27, 2018 Press Release
Rep. Quigley released the following statement in response to the Janus v. ASFME decision, where the Supreme Court ruled that public sector unions’ long-held practice of collecting “fair share fees” for the services they are legally required to provide workers is unconstitutional:
Issues:
District, Economy and Jobs

Reps. Quigley & Katko Introduce the Bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018

Jun 21, 2018 Press Release
Reps. Mike Quigley and John Katko introduced the bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 to help combat the threat of election hacking. The legislation will create a competition, commonly known as a bug bounty program, that rewards cyber experts that are able to identify vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure.
Issues:
Russia Investigation, Defense & National Security, Foreign Affairs

Quigley Cosponsors Bill to End Inhumane Separation & Keep Families Together

Jun 19, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined more than 190 House Democrats in cosponsoring the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, legislation to end family separation at the U.S. border.

Issues:
Appropriations, Immigration

Quigley, Connolly Send Letter to Ryan Informing Speaker of Pruitt Scandals

Jun 15, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Following yesterday’s press reports that Speaker Paul Ryan hasn’t “paid that close attention” to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Pruitt’s unethical conduct, Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) sent a letter to the Speaker detailing the many abuses and allegations against Mr. Pruitt.

With Election Security Funding Missing from Appropriations Bill, Ranking Member Quigley Introduces Amendment to Provide $380 Million for Election Infrastructure Improvements

Jun 13, 2018 Press Release
Rep. Quigley introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019 FSGG bill that would appropriate an additional $380 million in grants to continue to improve the cybersecurity defenses of our election infrastructure.
Issues:
Russia Investigation, Appropriations, Defense & National Security

Ranking Member Quigley Opposes Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Bill

Jun 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services & General Government (FSGG), expressed his strong opposition to the Fiscal Year 2019 FSGG appropriations bill.

 

Issues:
Appropriations, Economy and Jobs

Quigley Sends Letter Urging Appropriators to Restrict DHS’ Use of Funds to Separate Families

Jun 7, 2018 Press Release
Rep. Quigley urged the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security to restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to use appropriated funds to separate parents from their children and instead include robust funding for community-based alternatives to detention.
Issues:
Appropriations, Immigration

Quigley Offers Interior Appropriations Amendment to Increase Transparency at the EPA & Reign in Wasteful Spending

Jun 6, 2018 Press Release
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a Member on the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill to provide Congress with better oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by requiring disclosure of the Administrator’s travel costs.
Issues:
Energy / Environment, Transparency and Government Reform

Reps. Quigley and Hultgren: Our Immigration Story

Jun 4, 2018 Editorials

Rep. Quigley (IL-05) and Rep. Hultgren (IL-14) released the following op-ed in celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, which is commemorated throughout the month of June.

Issues:
District, Economy and Jobs, Immigration

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