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March 7, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on the American Health Care Act, House Republicans' bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
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Health Care
March 6, 2017
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban drew a swift rebuke from opponents of the original ban, who said the new executive order is “nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” which still unfairly targets Muslim immigrants.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
March 3, 2017
As the Trump administration sets to work gutting environmental regulations, the best weapon for battling climate change in the U.S. may be jobs.
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Economy and Jobs
March 2, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced that it is re-launching the Transgender Equality Task Force. This task force was first launched during the 114th Congress and Rep. Quigley was a founding member. The Transgender Equality Task Force will be chaired by Vice Chair Rep. Joe Kennedy (MA-04).
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LGBTQI+ Rights
March 2, 2017
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on reports of Attorney General Sessions’ lies regarding Russian meetings, as well as HPSCI’s approved scope of the Russian investigation:
March 2, 2017
The stakes are high and so is the pushback, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said Thursday as the House Intelligence Committee embarks on an investigation into whether Russia tampered with the 2016 presidential election.
March 2, 2017
President Donald Trump backed Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a Facebook post Thursday night, blaming the controversy on Democrats who, he wrote, "have lost their grip on reality."
March 1, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) pressed the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) for strong and continued support for the construction of the McCook Reservoir Project in a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Douglas Lamont. An allocation of additional funding by the Corps is necessary to meet the December 31, 2017 deadline for completion of Stage 1 of the McCook Reservoir, which is required by the project’s consent decree between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Energy / Environment
March 1, 2017
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s first joint address to Congress last night:
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February 28, 2017
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), led his SEEC colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson following a recent public statement made by his successor as Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods, regarding the validity and urgency of climate change action. Tillerson served as Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil from January 2006 to December 2016.
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