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September 13, 2016
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 – The International Franchise Association (IFA) applauds the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Franchise Caucus (CFC) by co-chairs Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN). Both congressmen are leaders on the issues important to franchise businesses and understand the vast contributions franchise small businesses make in their communities.The IFA also appreciates the bipartisan support of the Caucus by the founding members, including Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), George Holding (R-NC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Phil Roe (R-TN), and Scott Tipton (R-CO).
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
September 9, 2016
Our legislation will help law enforcement officials better enforce current gun laws and ensure that guns stay out of the hands of dangerous individuals.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
September 8, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor about his experience attending a gun show in Crown Point, Indiana.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
September 7, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor in remembrance of Leslie Witt, famed disc jockey of WXRT, who passed of ovarian cancer.
September 4, 2016
Giant white cylinders for liquefied natural gas rise above the vast parking lot of the Hodgkins UPS facility.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
September 2, 2016
NORWOOD PARK — Hundreds of homes in Norwood Park and Edison Park directly under the path of flights to and from O’Hare Airport will be soundproofed with a $20 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, federal officials announced.
August 30, 2016
Currently, one in five women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted on college campuses in the United States. Sadly, a staggering 90 percent of those cases go unreported.
August 30, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder of the Quiet Skies Caucus, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced $20 million in federal funding for aircraft noise mitigation efforts near O’Hare International Airport.
Issues:
Appropriations
August 29, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the expansion of the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Immigration Court Help Desk with new funding from the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Issues:
Immigration
August 26, 2016
Today, August 26, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day - a day to commemorate the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. As the father of two daughters, the ongoing struggle for women’s equality is very personal for me. That’s why it has been an honor during my time in Congress to support women’s rights by advocating for reproductive rights, equal pay, access to paid maternity leave and quality child care.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care