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October 6, 2015
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover” as a corn farmer on Steve Ruh’s farm in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Mr. Ruh is a member of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. We also had staff, Jim Tarmann, on site as well.
October 6, 2015
Rep. Quigley co-authored H.R. 1217, the bipartisan King-Thompson background check legislation, officially known as the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley went “undercover” as a corn farmer on Steve Ruh’s farm in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Reps. Mike Quigley and Newhouse released the a statement applauding Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders’ introduction of H.R. 3651, Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Rep. Quigley, Senator Durbin and Reps. Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, and Schakowsky announced that a Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) investigation concluded that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) contingency plans and security protocols were insufficient at Chicago air traffic control facilities at the time of a September 26, 2014 fire at the Aurora facility.
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September 30, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley urged his colleagues on the House floor to see the looming government shutdown as a wake-up call to stop “barely governing” and start working towards long-term “responsible governing.”
September 30, 2015
Led by North Side Democrat Mike Quigley, more than 150 members of the U.S. House from both parties are turning up the pressure in a controversy that Metra says could force it to suspend operations at the end of the year.
September 30, 2015
A measure introduced in the U.S. House on Wednesday seeks to avert the threatened year-end shutdown of the nation's freight and commuter railroads, including Metra.
September 29, 2015
Reps. Quigley and Newhouse led a bipartisan letter to House leadership urging Congress to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger and freight rail system.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 29, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley urged his colleagues on the House floor to fully fund Planned Parenthood so that women have access to safe and effective birth control, which reduces the number of unplanned pregnancies.
Issues:
Health Care