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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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July 30, 2013
"This bill is being touted as a budgetary trade-off, but there are no trade offs in this bill, there are only cuts. Investments in our infrastructure are needed more than ever, yet this bill makes some of the most significant cuts to vital transportation programs in decades." '
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July 29, 2013
"Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois offered an amendment that would trim $23.7 million from the B61 program, bringing the bills total down to the administrations request."
July 28, 2013
"Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley has introduced national legislation into the US House of Representatives that calls for each public building constructed, acquired, or altered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to incorporate, to the maximum extent possible, bird-safe building materials and design features." '