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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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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."
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
June 12, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement in response to the passage of the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 2685).
Issues:
Defense & National Security
June 12, 2015
For the better part of the last century, this nation has led the global economy: innovating, manufacturing and selling American-made goods around the world.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
June 10, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs