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September 19, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, visited a Planned Parenthood health center in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
September 14, 2016
In a letter to Secretary Robert McDonald, Members of Congress urged the Veterans Administration to repeal an outdated and unlawful regulation that bans all transition-related surgeries for transgender veterans. While the VA has taken some important steps to improve health care for transgender veterans in recent years, the complete ban on surgical care violates the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition on gender-based discrimination. The VA announced in June it was considering changing the ban, acknowledging it flies in the face of current medical science, but has not yet formally started the process of repealing it.
Issues:
Health Care
September 13, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus and founding member of the Transgender Equality Task Force, led a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald to urge the VA to move swiftly to ensure access to medically necessary surgical care for transgender veterans.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
September 13, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor about the imperative need to limit our impact on the climate, and also prepare for the climate impacts, like increased flooding, that are now inevitable.
Issues:
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.