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May 15, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) secured language in the FY16 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, which passed the House Appropriations Committee this week, mandating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develop short and long-term measures to mitigate excessive airplane noise experienced by local communities around O’Hare International Airport.
May 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor in honor of Frank E. Lee., the afternoon voice on WXRT who recently retired after 35 years on the station.
May 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Illinois’ only member of the House Appropriations Committee, fought to include critical infrastructure investments, transit safety protections, and housing programs in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill for 2016.
Issues:
Transportation
May 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act passing the House.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
May 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to the Twenty Week Abortion Ban (H.R. 36), another attempt to restrict a woman’s right to choose
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
May 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Chair of the Transparency Caucus, released the following statement on the House passage of the USA FREEDOM Act.
Issues:
Government Transparency
May 12, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA-09), introduced the Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act, which would help prevent the deaths of millions of birds by including bird-safe building materials and design features across federal buildings.
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May 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Zhi Wei Tan from Lincoln Park High School as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District.
May 5, 2015
"If they close the diagonals, that's the end of the argument," said U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat whose district includes suburbs near the airport. Quigley argued people did not get enough information about noise when the O'Hare modernization plan was first discussed years ago.
May 1, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jared Polis (CO-02) offered an amendment to the FY2016 Energy & Water (E&W) Appropriations Bill that would have saved taxpayers $167 million by maintaining the FY2015 acquisition schedule for the nuclear-armed cruise missile warhead (W80-4).
Issues:
Defense & National Security