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June 24, 2013
"Manufacturing offers some of the best paying jobs in our country and a clear pathway into the middle-class." '
June 24, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) hosted a roundtable event with local small business owners and travel and tourism representatives to discuss the Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act and the economic benefits of travel to Chicago.
Issues:
Immigration
June 21, 2013
U.S. Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Brad Schneider (IL-10), in honor of National Small Business Week, hosted a round table discussion with local manufacturing and education leaders to discuss the critical role science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education plays in the growth of manufacturing.
Issues:
Education
June 20, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to yesterday's T-HUD Appropriations subcommittee markup of the FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill.
Issues:
Appropriations
Transportation
June 18, 2013
"We cannot ban abortions after 20 weeks, first because its unconstitutional, and second because we cannot know the individual situation of every woman." '
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
June 14, 2013
“There are more kids playing hockey, and the game has become more diverse from a cultural, ethnic and geographic point of view, but we still don’t have a lot of congressmen."
June 13, 2013
U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow Illinois to fight pay-to-play contracting in state highway construction projects.
June 12, 2013
At a time when indictments and allegations of ethics violations of our elected leaders have become all too common, now more than ever we must use every tool at our disposal to fight corruption. Unfortunately, the federal government is currently preventing numerous states from using one of the most important tools we have to fight cronyism, corruption and waste. '
June 12, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revisit the population-based formula it uses, in part, to determine which counties and states are eligible for federal aid.
June 12, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced legislation that would allow Illinois to effectively fight pay-to-play contracting in state highway construction projects.
Issues:
Government Transparency