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June 27, 2013
"Core Capacity was designed to fund projects that repair critical infrastructure and add capacity to existing transit lines. That means that projects that add infill stations, double or triple track a rail line, or expand platforms to allow for longer trains, can avail themselves of federal funding."
Issues:
Transportation
June 26, 2013
"What I saw when I walked there, during the rain and the days afterwards, was people who lost everything. I saw basements that were flooded to the first view feet of the first floor." '
June 26, 2013
"After twenty three NHL Playoff games, ten overtimes and sixty four goals, the Chicago Blackhawks have won their second Stanley Cup in the last four years!" '
June 26, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
June 25, 2013
"Manufacturing offers some of the best paying jobs in our country and a clear pathway into the middle-class." '
June 25, 2013
Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the allocation of $35 million in the FY 2013 federal budget toward the completion of the McCook and Thornton Reservoir—two key projects in the on-going effort to ease flooding in Cook County.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
June 25, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley released the following statement regarding President Obama's plan to address climate change.
Issues:
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