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July 26, 2017
Said North Side Rep. Mike Quigley: "With at least 6,000 transgender active-duty service members and reservists, this decision is just as alienating as it is cruel and unnecessary. Requiring transgender service members to suppress their authentic selves undermines their tremendous sacrifices and contributions. We cannot and will not stand by as the president seeks to prioritize discrimination and bigotry over the safety of our nation."
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LGBTQI+ Rights
July 26, 2017
A third amendment from Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., would seek to defund the Energy Department's nuclear weapons component, which makes up nearly half of the agency's responsibilities, and move spending to clean energy development. The proposed rider would cut $921 million from the agency's nuclear weapons activities' account and add that funding to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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July 25, 2017
Rep. Quigley released the following statement on House passage of bipartisan sanctions directed at Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
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July 25, 2017
Illinois Democrat Mike Quigley said he wants to press Kushner about his meeting during the presidential transition with the head of the Russian Vnesheconombank, Sergey Gorkov. The state-owned bank is under U.S. sanctions and is a focus of U.S. intelligence agencies’ scrutiny. “Why would you meet with the head of the sanctioned Russian bank in the first place?”
July 25, 2017
"It's a big concern. I think right now, the country is on the edge of what could be a constitutional crisis," the congressman said.
July 24, 2017
“My priority is details of the Trump Jr. meeting with the Russians,” Quigley said when we talked in the Capitol on Monday.
July 21, 2017
“What was Stone’s relationship with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? What did he know and when?” asks Mike Quigley, an Illinois congressman and a Democratic member of the committee.
July 19, 2017
Rep. Quigley led 32 of his Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging them to update the outdated restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.
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Appropriations
LGBTQI+ Rights
July 19, 2017
Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill to fully fund the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), a critical resource to provide a more comprehensive picture of the circumstances surrounding violent deaths.
July 19, 2017
Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill to prevent funds from being used to close EPA’s vital regional offices, including Region 5 in Chicago.
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Appropriations