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June 2, 2011
Speeches
"We must be careful to maintain our investments in programs like Chicago House that save lives and dollars." "

June 2, 2011
"I applaud the decision by the Obama administration to empower students and bring much-needed transparency and accountability to the for-profit college industry. Thanks to the new rules, these colleges must now be up front about accreditation and provide detailed explanations of costs and success rates. This is an important step toward preserving opportunities for students. Too many have been led astray by empty promises."

May 31, 2011
Today, while President Barack Obama traveled through Poland, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) applauded the President's strong support of his bill to ease restrictions for Polish citizens wanting to travel to the United States.

May 27, 2011
"This is another example of unrestrained military spending that doesn't necessarily keep us safer. "

May 25, 2011
Speeches
No matter the challenges that arise in the Middle East, we must never lose sight of the most dangerous threat of all A nuclear armed Iran. "

May 24, 2011
E-Newsletters
Latest news from Washington and in the district from Congressman Quigley.

May 24, 2011
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Elijah Cummings (MD-7) introduced a bill to make all reports written for Congress by federal agencies available to the public.

May 20, 2011
Back in Chicago for a week of meeting constituents, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) got his hands dirty at Graymills Manufacturing and visited a band classroom at Bateman Elementary School.
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May 13, 2011
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced an amendment to the Patriot Act that would close the Terror Gap, a loophole in law enforcement that allows suspected terrorists to pass background checks and purchase firearms.

May 13, 2011
Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) met yesterday with Poland's Ambassador Robert Kupiecki to discuss the US-Poland partnership, including advancing the bicameral, bipartisan legislation to include Poland in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prior to President Obama's inaugural visit to Poland on May 27-28.