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April 20, 2015
Corporations and wealthy donors have gained increased influence due to two recent, high-profile Supreme Court decisions.
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 17, 2015
The American public is best served when all three branches of government are transparent and accessible, but one branch remains shrouded in secrecy: the U.S. Supreme Court.
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 17, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet to tour Howe Corporation, a leading manufacturer of Energy Star certified refrigeration equipment.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
April 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced a congressional resolution to honor Roosevelt University’s 70th anniversary.
Issues:
Education
April 15, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31) and Raul Ruiz (CA-36) introduced legislation to eliminate tax loopholes for luxury yacht owners.
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 9, 2015
Quigley noted that investing in transportation infrastructure pays dividends. He said that 6 percent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was passed in the “depths of the economic downturn” involved such infrastructure projects, but they generated two-thirds of the jobs the Act produced.
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April 1, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Chairman Fred Hochberg visited Ex-Im customer Summit Industries Inc., a small business located in Illinois’ fifth district.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
March 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Supreme Court to allow video and live audio in the chamber in light of the upcoming same-sex marriage cases.
Issues:
Government Transparency
March 23, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), led a bipartisan letter to the THUD Subcommittee with 10 members of the Illinois House delegation urging full funding for mass transit and passenger rail in next year’s THUD budget.
Issues:
Transportation