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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.

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.

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.

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
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley stood up against the Keystone Pipeline ahead of another ill-advised vote to approve it.
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