113th Congress
January 13, 2014
Residential noise complaints involving jets at O'Hare International Airport hit a record in 2013, which included a spike in objections just after a runway opened in the fall, according to a new city report.
January 10, 2014
The village applied for the grant in September 2013. U. S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-5), who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed for the village to get the grant.
January 9, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges America to remain vigilant with regards to a nuclear Iran.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
January 9, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the award of a $461,724 grant to the Franklin Park Fire Department, which will be used to hire additional firefighters and paramedics.
January 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urges the House to pass emergency unemployment insurance and address the jobs emergency facing America through meaningful job creation legislation.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
January 7, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the long-awaited Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) released today by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Issues:
Energy / Environment
January 2, 2014
Like it or not, "this is a global economy," said Mr. Quigley in an interview earlier this week. "If you're not at the bargaining table, if you don't get an agreement, someone else does," he said, referring specifically to China, which has been building ties rapidly with some of America's traditionally strong trading partners in Asia. "You'll be left in the dust."
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
December 23, 2013
Every day some 2,500 flights land and take off at O’Hare International Airport, with more than 66 million passengers passing through its terminals in 2012. By any measure O’Hare is integral to the nation’s commercial air traffic network, with delays there reverberating across the country.
Issues:
Transportation
December 12, 2013
"Although things have changed a great deal here in the U.S., we still have to fight for women's rights every day. And the fight is even more robust in developing nations where women are marginalized, abused and discriminated against on a daily basis."
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
December 12, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement following his vote in support of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.