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August 23, 2013
"For me, undercover Congressman was an opportunity from the first day to use it as a listening device. What's happening with people's minds and their lives?" '
August 23, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked at the Chicago Oak Brook Marriott Hotel as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
August 21, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.-5) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today called for the passage of legislation that would allow Polish citizens unrestricted travel to the United States for up to 90 days without requiring a visa.
August 8, 2013
"There was something magical about it. I think as a kid, I respected that history. It was like I was in a museum. And I know they don't like that term but it was something that connected me to something bigger than myself, something older than myself, something that has always been there and will always be there. That's why I didn't like night baseball at first." '
August 6, 2013
"With climate change, unfortunately, you're seeing birds of wider varieties spend a longer time, if not the whole year, in Chicago," said Quigley, who has a tree and a pond in his yard for birds. "So we need to make it a safer place for them." '
August 2, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting information on the ongoing efforts by HHS to reevaluate blood donation criteria for men who have sex with men (MSM).
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
August 1, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement following the Senate’s confirmation of B. Todd Jones as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
August 1, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought to protect the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) from a $190 million cut contained in the FY2014 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 31, 2013
"Its not just that its in the lake Lake Michigan, less than a mile from my house with all due respect, you have the luxury of drinking bottled water here. You dont have that luxury everywhere, there are people who cant afford it, and have to drink mercury and cadmium. Its just necessary." '
July 31, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 187 Members of the House Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to President Barack Obama following the consideration of the Amash-Conyers amendment, which would have restricted the operations of the National Security Agency.
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