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February 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) congratulated Chicago’s UI LABS for winning a $70 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to fund the Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute, an applied research lab that will develop and distribute digital manufacturing technologies.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
February 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined House and Senate colleagues to send a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling on EPA to take more aggressive action to cut down on production HCFC-22, an industrial “super pollutant” that does 1,800 times more damage to the climate that carbon dioxide.
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February 21, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) hosted a roundtable discussion at DePaul University highlighting the plague of gun violence in Chicago.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
February 20, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the escalating violence in Ukraine, which has reportedly resulted in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries
Issues:Defense and Foreign Affairs
February 20, 2014
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined more than 120 members of the House of Representatives to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, urging him to insist on strong, enforceable environmental protections in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
Issues:Defense and Foreign Affairs
February 19, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) toured Free Range Office, a facility providing flexible shared space for small businesses in Wicker Park, and met with local entrepreneurs to discuss ways the federal government can aid their growth.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
February 19, 2014
Whether you sat on the right or left of the aisle, the president made one point crystal clear throughout his State of the Union address: the gridlock that paralyzes Congress is preventing us from achieving the kind of growth that vaults more Americans into the middle class.
Issues:Immigration
February 18, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked alongside veterans operating a manual press producing military themed apparel at Rags of Honor as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
February 18, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced a $2.57 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help fund a vital flood prevention project for the Graue Mill neighborhood of Hinsdale.
February 11, 2014
"By broadening access to health insurance, the ACA has increased personal freedom and market choice. Now Americans can choose jobs based on what they want to be doing instead of staying where they are unhappy just to keep their insurance."
Issues:Economy and JobsHealth Care