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June 8, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues to include legislation he authored to fight pay-to-play contracting practices within the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill (H.R. 4348), currently under consideration in a bipartisan conference committee of House and Senate leaders.
Issues:
Government Transparency
June 8, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Senator John Kerry (MA) offered support for new research and urged revising an outdated policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
June 6, 2012
"I can promise you that I, and many of my colleagues in the House, will not stop fighting until a comprehensive VAWA reaches the Presidents desk."
June 2, 2012
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago, responded last week to a report by the Sunlight Foundation, an organization seeking more transparency and accountability in government, that "Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago." In wry defense of congressional speechifying, Quigley quoted Shakespeare and Homer Simpson, while also channeling the crisp speech of the man who previously held his seat, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
May 31, 2012
"This might be one of the most disingenuous bills to ever to come to the floor of this House. The authors of this bill are talking out of both sides of their mouth, so today I want to set the record straight."
May 30, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) congratulated Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on their filings of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Illinois laws prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
May 24, 2012
Chicago residents: The next time you receive a package, closely ogle the delivery guy. He might be your Congressman. "
May 22, 2012
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) met with Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski during the President's visit in Chicago for the NATO summit.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
May 17, 2012
"Given its continued cost overruns, poor safety record, and the fact that it can be replaced with less expensive helicopters, I think it is clear the V-22 is not essential. At best its suboptimal it certainly not essential," said Rep. Mike Quigley. "
May 17, 2012
"Military spending has more than doubled in the last 10 years, and now comprises close to 20 percent of our overall budget. We spend almost 4 times more on defense than China, and more than the next ten largest military spenders combined," said Rep. Quigley. "