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May 17, 2016
Today the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee debated two amendments that would make Congressional Research Service reports more equitably available to the public. The effort to release the reports was led by Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA).
Issues:
Government Transparency
May 17, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Transparency Caucus, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill that would require the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to publish its reports on the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) website, serving as a one-stop shop for public information.
Issues:
Government Transparency
May 12, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution, H.Res.679, designating May 2016 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month,” when brain tumor advocates nationwide unite in awareness, outreach, and advocacy activities.
Issues:
Health Care
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.
Issues:
Health Care
May 11, 2016
Congressman Mike Quigley explains the small measures businesses can take to prevent birds from crashing into buildings.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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