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November 3, 2016
Green city planning to create green roofs, green parks and deployment of green assets in places where we are worried about heat effects is necessary,” said Jessica Hellmann, director of the Institute on Environment from the University of Minnesota to keep climate change at controllable levels.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
October 24, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), went “undercover” at Chicago Fire Department’s Engine 22 Station in Lincoln Park to learn more about the day to day duties of firefighters and how the station strives to provide the highest levels of life safety and property protection through fire prevention, public fire safety education, life safety education, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and hazardous material incident mitigation.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
October 21, 2016
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Cubs are one game away from going to their first World Series in 71 years, after the beat the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night 8-4 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Cubs lead the series 3-2, which means they will win the National League pennant if they win game 6 Saturday at Wrigley Field.
October 20, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), joined Congressmen Cheri Bustos and Rodney Davis in a bi-partisan congressional panel with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Council on Logistics and Transportation to discuss the importance of transportation and infrastructure in Illinois and efforts Congress is making to continue funding them.
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October 19, 2016
Three people running to represent the 5th Congressional District cite among top issues economic development, reducing noise at O'Hare International Airport and term limits.
October 19, 2016
Demand Progress’s new site hosts more than 8,200 Congressional Research Service reports — with help from two members of Congress.
Issues:
Government Transparency
October 13, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), participated in Northwestern University’s 2016 Climate Change Symposium on the Water-Energy-Climate Nexus. Congressman Quigley’s keynote address for the Symposium focused on the importance of taking substantive action on climate change despite opposition from those that deny the issue is a problem or that solutions are possible.
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October 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the ascension of the Paris Agreement into international law:
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
October 5, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Divvy, a city wide bicycle ride-sharing system. His visit highlighted the trends of public transit and biking that the city is adapting in order to create a more transportation friendly and safer environment for bicyclists in the City of Chicago.
Issues:
Transportation
October 5, 2016
House Democrats are calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to update a report it last published nearly two decades ago about gun violence to help inform public policy on the issue.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention