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July 6, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dan Lipinski (IL-03) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference at Metra’s LaSalle Street Station urging Congress to help fund implementation of positive train control (PTC) for commuter rails in light of the rapidly approaching deadline.
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June 30, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05), the second ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, to tour Rags of Honor, a screen printing organization that has the mission of providing employment and services to homeless veterans.
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Economy and Jobs
June 26, 2015
"Today is the day we have been waiting for. Today is the day the Supreme Court delivered a historic victory for equality and justice. The Court’s decision will be remembered for bringing respect and stability to millions of LGBT families, and final nationwide victory to the decades‐long marriage equality movement."
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LGBTQI+ Rights
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), launched the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus. The caucus was created to help boost support in Congress for international basic education programs, increase understanding of global education challenges and build bipartisan support to address these issues, and establish a platform to respond quickly to global events such as the recent terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria and Kenya.
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Education
Defense and Foreign Affairs
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues on the floor to break the silence, stop the violence, and start the conversation about the gun violence epidemic in America.
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Gun Violence Prevention
June 24, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) on Wednesday called on Congress to debate gun laws in the aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Charleston, S.C.
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Gun Violence Prevention
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Transparency Caucus, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), author of the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Supreme Court to allow live audio in the chamber in light of the historic nature of the upcoming rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act.
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Government Transparency
June 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with the entire Illinois House delegation, honored the Chicago Blackhawks and the team’s 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Championship by introducing a House Resolution in their honor.
June 23, 2015
Rep. Quigley and others introduced a House Resolution in honor of the Chicago Blackhawks and their 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Championship.
June 18, 2015
"Expanding trade is essential if we want to remain a leader in the global economy and create new high-quality American jobs. With Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), the President can negotiate the most progressive, high-standard trade framework in American history and finally correct the mistakes made in previous trade deals like NAFTA."
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Economy and Jobs