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November 5, 2015
Quigley, Speier, Takano, Jones, and 18 original co-sponsors introduced the Military and Veterans education Protection Act, which would close the “90/10 loophole” that encourages for-profit colleges to aggressively recruit, and in many cases defraud veterans receiving benefits under the GI bill.
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Education
November 5, 2015
Rep. Quigley released a statement in response to House passage of H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act, which reauthorizes transportation infrastructure investments for highway and mass transit along with reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
Issues:
Appropriations
Economy and Jobs
November 4, 2015
Representative Mike Quigley urged his colleagues on the House floor to recognize the importance of biodiversity to our communities and the severe impact climate change will have on it if left unchecked.
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November 3, 2015
Rep. Quigley urged his colleagues on the House floor to support American small businesses and workers by supporting the Export-Import Bank as part of the long-term highway bill this week.
Issues:
Appropriations
Economy and Jobs
November 3, 2015
"Congressman welcome to the show I appreciate seeing you. Let me get right into it, with my first question. New Speaker of the House, life should be good there in Congress now. And, yet Paul Ryan say ‘guess what, immigration isn’t going to see the light of day.’ Is this just new name same policy? "
November 3, 2015
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5) joined 109 fellow Democratic House members recently in urging House leaders to discontinue the longtime de facto ban on federal funding for research related to U.S. gun violence.
November 3, 2015
Representative Mike Quigley and Senator Dick Durbin announced over $14 million in vital urban housing development grants to Illinois’ Fifth District and the greater Cook County area.
Issues:
Appropriations
November 3, 2015
Rep. Quigley and the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation urged the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chicago Ebola Response Network as a regional treatment center for the Ebola Virus Disease.
Issues:
Health Care
November 2, 2015
The Affordable Care Act marked an important step toward making quality and affordable health care accessible to every American. If you need health insurance coverage in 2015, you must sign up by the January 31st deadline.
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Health Care
October 30, 2015
Reps Quigley, Kinzinger hosted a discussion about the ongoing crisis in Syria, titled “Social Media & Running the Syrian Revolution," featuring footage from the internationally acclaimed documentary, #chicagoGirl.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs