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May 12, 2016
There is a Congressional Subcommittee in Washington, D.C. and it meets out of the public eye. It meets in a room beneath the Capitol. This is called the emerging threats subcommittee and it discusses trends in national security. Much of what the subcommittee discusses is secret, Congressman Mike Quigley from Chicago on the North side, sits on that committee and recently talked to WBEZ’s Tony Arnold to talk about the work and some of the country’s misplaced spending priorities when it comes to national security.
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May 12, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke to colleagues on the House floor about a proposal to designate May 2016 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month in order to increase research and treatment for the devastating disease.
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Health Care
May 11, 2016
Congressman Mike Quigley explains the small measures businesses can take to prevent birds from crashing into buildings.
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Energy / Environment
May 11, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke to his colleagues on the House floor on the importance of the United States’ relationship with Israel as an ally and friend.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
May 10, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), visited Loyola University Chicago to discuss migratory bird safety across the city and to learn what the university is doing to make buildings on its Lake Shore Campus more bird safe.
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Energy / Environment
May 10, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Maat Bates from Latin School of Chicago as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District. Her watercolor painting of a woman, untitled, will hang in the United States Capitol complex for the following year.
May 9, 2016
Illinois Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren and Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley join “Chicago Tonight” for a wide-ranging conversation on topics including homeland security, health care and the volatile 2016 presidential race.
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Health Care
April 29, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley announced that the Intelligence Committee advanced the bipartisan Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 by unanimous voice vote.
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Appropriations
April 28, 2016
U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Elizabeth Esty, Jim Himes and Joe Courtney introduced the Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers (TECH Careers) Act, a bill to expand innovative community college and technical programs so more Americans can break into high-demand fields with good-paying careers.
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Economy and Jobs
Education
April 27, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, joined by Representative Stephen F. Lynch and members of the bipartisan Quiet Skies Caucus, introduced H.R. 5075, the Airplane Impacts Mitigation (AIM) Act of 2016.