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November 6, 2013
"Congressman Mike Quigley has been on the side of residents for some time now. He has written to the FAA, he wants a flying path at the very least modified, and he says the FAA needs to rework its policy on what is too much noise"
November 6, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging them to prioritize funding for federal defender services in current budget negotiations.
November 6, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) worked as a furnace metal pourer and chemist at SiPi Metals Corporation as part of his Undercover Congressman series.
November 5, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement after the Illinois legislature passed legislation affirming same-sex marriage.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
November 1, 2013
Just over a decade ago, the United Nations took unprecedented steps to meet the needs of the world's poorest by creating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a blueprint for action that was agreed to by 189 nations and dozens of leading development institutions.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
October 30, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 80 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act: United and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act. H.R. 3361 seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s bulk collection of phone records and requiring increased government oversight and public scrutiny of the government’s domestic surveillance programs.
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October 30, 2013
Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Jim Renacci (OH-16) issued a bipartisan call for Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-01) and Sen. Patty Murray (WA), the Co-Chairs of the Budget Conference Committee, to proactively implement comprehensive transparency measures for the committee, which is tasked with developing a bipartisan budget agreement.
Issues:
Government Transparency
October 29, 2013
"But Stalin's attempt to squelch the spirit and history of the Ukrainian people failed and this Friday, Ukrainian national museum in Chicago will remember those whose lives that were taken by this man-made genocide."
October 23, 2013
The problems with Chicago's Tax Increment Financing program are well-known.
October 21, 2013
Rep. Quigley gives "Chicago Tonight" host Phil Ponce an inside look at the recent shutdown, future budget negotiations and overshadowed bipartisan cooperation in Congress.