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March 9, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied the strong connection between carbon dioxide and climate change:
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March 9, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), released the following statement on today’s D+ rating from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The D+ rating remains unchanged since the last report card was issued in 2013.
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March 9, 2017
Rep. Quigley, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, comments on developments in the Trump Administration’s ties to Russia and the need for Jeff Sessions to resign as Attorney General.
March 9, 2017
The American Society of Civil Engineers is out with its quadrennial look at the condition of America's roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure, and you won't be surprised to hear the result: pretty pathetic.
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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.