Media Center
Latest News
July 10, 2014
Our children deserve the best care and education possible, but working parents in Chicago and across the country face a frustrating lack of access to affordable, quality child care.
Issues:
Health Care
July 10, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke out against the blood ban against gay donors and to urge support for the National Gay Blood Drive.
Below is a video and transcript of the speech.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the National Gay Blood Drive, because I know that that being gay does not implicitly make someone an unsafe blood donor.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
July 10, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) pushed the House to cut $7.6 million in excessive funding for next generation long-range cruise missile nuclear warheads.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 3, 2014
U. S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Trushitha Narla as the winner of the House Student App Challenge for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District. Narla’s app, Sign It!, translates numbers in sign language to a text format using leap motion technology that captures data from the user’s finger motions.
Issues:
Education
July 2, 2014
"Both the change to our financial disclosure forms and the fact it was done so quietly are extremely troubling for those of us who believe in transparency and accountability."
June 30, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby to exempt closely held companies from providing contraception coverage to their employees.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
June 25, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on our nation's energy policy and ensuring the exportation of natural gas in our national interest.
Below is a video and transcript of the speech.
Thank you for yielding. Mr. Speaker,
The debate about our nation's energy policy is happening here in Congress and around the country.
June 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during the Appropriation Committee’s consideration of the FY15 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bill.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
June 19, 2014
"For generations, this country’s infrastructure served as the backbone of our economic success. We dreamed big, we built bigger, and our economy flourished. But today our infrastructure is crumbling, and the growth of our economy is slow."
Issues:
Appropriations