112th Congress
June 19, 2012
"H.R. 2578, the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, purports to create jobs by violating or eliminating over 35 laws that currently govern our land, air, water, and importantly, our nations borders," said Rep. Quigley.
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June 15, 2012
The first U.S. AIDS patient was officially diagnosed on April 24, 1980, and seemingly overnight America was gripped by an epidemic that has since taken the lives of more than a half million people, torn apart thousands of families, and instigated numerous measures to stem the rate of transmission.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
June 12, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) decided to see for himself if, as the saying goes, making sausage was like making laws when he toured and worked at the Vienna Beef headquarters on Chicago's north side.
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Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Senator John Kerry (MA) offered support for new research and urged revising an outdated policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood.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 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 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. "