Media Center
Latest News
July 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the award of $200,910 in federal funds through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) program to the Elmhurst Fire Department. The grant will be used to replace 38 Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBA), a device worn by rescue workers, firefighters, and others that provides breathable air in emergency situations.
July 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, joined more than 130 colleagues in introducing the Equality Act, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT individuals in public accommodations, housing, employment, and other core areas of daily life.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
July 23, 2015
Rep. Quigley joined more than 130 colleagues in introducing the Equality Act, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT individuals in public accommodations, housing, employment, and other core areas of daily life.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
July 21, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte at a roundtable discussion hosted by Navistar International Corporation, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) to hear how trade and exports impacts manufacturers in Chicago.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 20, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover,” as part of his “Undercover Congressman” series, at Timeline Theatre Company in Lakeview as a production assistant, preparing the stage, lights and sound for a performance of “Inana.”
July 20, 2015
Rep. Quigley discusses women--and minority--owned businesses, as well as the need for a long-term, fully funded transportation bill.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 17, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), hosted a roundtable discussion with minority and women-owned businesses and transportation agencies about the need for a long-term, fully funded transportation bill and the effect it would have on Chicago’s economy.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and members of the Quiet Skies Caucus including Reps. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Steve Israel (NY-03), and Grace Meng (NY-06) sent a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-09) and Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) with recommendations for the 2015 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that would help address the harmful impacts of aircraft noise on communities across the country.
Issues:
July 16, 2015
Rep. Quigley presented an amendment to the 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would prohibit the detention of immigrant children and families by the U.S.
Issues:
Appropriations
Immigration
July 15, 2015
Sixteen days away from the latest expiration of the Highway Trust Fund, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues to pass a long term transportation bill that will grow our economy and create jobs.
Issues: