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January 22, 2015
On the five-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna F. Edwards (MD-04), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) to re-introduce the Democracy for All Amendment.
Issues:Government Transparency
January 21, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover” as a Redbox employee at their headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace.
January 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative back to Chicago’s rails, highlighting a tangled web of tracks at the 75th Street Corridor that causes congestion and delays for Amtrak, Metra and freight alike.
Issues:Appropriations
January 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced that York Community High School teacher Patty Iverson, of Elmhurst, Illinois, will be his guest to the State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 20th.
Issues:Education
January 14, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) was appointed by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).
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January 13, 2015
U.S. Representative and Appropriations Committee member Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined House Democrats at the Capitol to urge the House Majority to pass a clean Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill without the inclusion of harmful anti-immigrant amendments.
Issues:Immigration
January 12, 2015
Mary Howe, president and CEO of Howe Corporation, a business in Illinois’ Fifth District, was appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (Ex-Im Bank) Advisory Committee. Now in its 32nd year, the Congressionally-established Advisory Committee advises Ex-Im Bank on its policies and programs, in particular on the extent to which the Bank provides competitive financing to support American jobs through exports.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
January 9, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with 18 other original cosponsors, including Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14), Rep. Louise Slaughter (NY-25), and Rep. Sandy Levin (MI-09), introduced bipartisan legislation that would formally authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) at $300 million for the next five years.
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January 9, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined 78 other House members to introduce the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ensure that all legally-married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law.
Issues:Equality
January 8, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley stood up against the Keystone Pipeline ahead of another ill-advised vote to approve it.
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