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January 31, 2014
A few weeks ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it was awarding $461,724 to the village to hire three new firefighters. Quigley, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed for the grant, and came out to see where the money was going.
January 31, 2014
"At this point in time it just stigmatizes a large segment of our population for absolutely no health reasons."
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
January 31, 2014
In response to the ongoing jobs crisis in America, Representatives Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), and José Serrano (D-N.Y.) announced the creation of a Congressional Full Employment Caucus.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
January 30, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) visited the Franklin Park Fire Department and Amundsen High School to promote federal efforts helping local institutions improve their service to their communities
Issues:
Education
January 30, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) honored National Blood Donor Month and highlighted the need to reevaluate donation criteria that unfairly discriminates against men who have sex with men (MSM).
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
January 29, 2014
Quigley invited Ameya Pawar to be his guest at Tuesday's State of the Union speech. The extended Pawar family serves as a reminder of "how much talent comes from immigration," Quigley says.
Issues:
Immigration
January 29, 2014
"You may lose folks to the extremes on both sides, but in the final analysis, the bipartisan efforts are going to be the only things that succeed."
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
January 28, 2014
"The United States should continue to stand with the Ukrainian people in their desire for economic growth and a free republic."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
January 28, 2014
"The list of things this Congress can do to support the lives of the Americans we represent is endless. It is a shame that we waste so much time having the same old arguments."
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
January 28, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address.