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January 24, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked as a treatment plant operator at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
January 20, 2014
As the number of complaints about the racket caused by jets using O'Hare Airport's new runway soar, two Northwest Side aldermen want answers from airport officials about what can be done to turn down the volume
January 19, 2014
"People ask me what's happened in the last year that's mattered. The fact that the House and Senate passed identical appropriations bills may be the biggest news in the last 12 months."
January 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) highlights $120 million appropriated for the FTA's Core Capacity Program, which will likely benefit CTA improvement efforts. CTA is the only transit system currently accepted into the program.
Issues:
Transportation
January 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s recommendations to curb the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program.
Issues:
Government Transparency
January 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool today said that as the only transit system currently accepted into the FTA’s Core Capacity Program, the CTA is poised to benefit from the infusion of funding included in the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which was passed on a bipartisan Senate vote yesterday and now moves to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
Issues:
Transportation
January 15, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to stop workplace discrimination against the LGBT community and promote equal rights for all Americans.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
January 15, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the $23.7 million cut to proposed spending for the B61 nuclear bomb program contained in the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Issues:
Defense & National Security
January 15, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which passed the House by a vote of 359-67.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
Transportation
January 14, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led an effort with nine of his Illinois congressional colleagues urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to bring fairness to the Chicago-area housing market by increasing the Chicago conforming loan limit rate to match other high-cost housing markets.