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July 12, 2016
Our current blood donation policy for gay and bisexual men reinforces tired stereotypes about gay men. Is this really the message we want to send to many healthy young men who go to donate blood for the first time, maybe at their high school blood drive or to help a friend or family member in need -- that their blood is worth less because of whom they love?
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LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
July 11, 2016
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The restoration of Chicago Union Station took a significant step forward today, as Amtrak, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago area transportation leaders from Metra, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced plans to begin the next phase of planning, historic review and preliminary engineering for the historic transportation hub. The selection of the Arup team will bring international and regional experience in the design and renovation of transportation infrastructure, to the Union Station project.
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Transportation
July 8, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ranking Democrat on the Emerging Threats subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement on the shooting that killed five police officers and wounded seven others in Dallas
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July 8, 2016
Following the late-night killing of five police officers in Dallas and two men in Minnesota and Louisiana in the days before, top local leaders asked Illinoisans for unity.
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Gun Violence Prevention
July 7, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) honored fallen Chicago Police Officer Joseph P. Cali by introducing a bill to rename the United States Post Office at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois as the “Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building.”
July 7, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues on the House floor to act on climate change before our limited water resources run dry.
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July 5, 2016
People are familiar with Ozone Action Days — times when ozone levels are high and people should be cautious. They should also make themselves familiar with Overflow Action Days. Overflow Action Days are days when the Chicago area has been hit with so much rain that people really should conserve water at home until the local sewer system has a chance to catch up with all the extra water. Overflow Action Days are important because if people don’t conserve water at home, our sewers back up and untreated sewage is released into Chicago area waterways, including the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.
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July 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the passing of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, former Illinois Congressman Abner Mikva, who passed away at age 90.
June 30, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Elk Grove Village, Illinois to ride Chicago’s Terminal Short Line Railroad.
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June 29, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), went “undercover” at Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Company filling wine barrels with the ingredients for Gillian, a Belgian style farmhouse ale, and learning how Goose Island incorporates sustainable practices into their daily operations.
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Economy and Jobs