113th Congress
November 14, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Blood Safety Advisory Committee’s recommendation to change the blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) from lifetime deferral to one year deferral.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
Health Care
November 10, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Jan Schakowksy (IL-09) called on the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) to take immediate steps to improve the CDA’s noise complaint process at O’Hare International Airport.
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November 10, 2014
Chicago's automated hotline for jet noise complaints is undependable and should be replaced by real people who know the issue and can "compassionately respond," three Chicago-area members of Congress said in a letter Monday to the city's aviation commissioner.
November 4, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on O’Hare International Airport being prepared and capable to take in and screen passengers from the Ebola affected African countries.
Issues:
Health Care
November 2, 2014
"There are things the administration can do right now to alleviate the problem, if they wanted to," Quigley, whose congressional district includes the O'Hare area, said in an interview Friday. "The mayor is not without the ability and the access to the administration in Washington to reach an accord."
October 29, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative from Chicago’s roads to its trails, highlighting improvements to some of Chicago’s busiest streets and highways and spotlighting Chicago’s new 2.7 mile, multi-use recreational 606
Trail along the elevated Bloomingdale Rail Line.
Issues:
Appropriations
Transportation
October 22, 2014
As chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, I urge the justices and their colleagues in the federal judiciary to take a few steps to improve the process. Issues of transparency like these do not require any additional laws, are non-partisan and enjoy broad support from the American people, who in poll after poll say they support various measures to increase transparency at the nation's highest court.
Issues:
Government Transparency
October 21, 2014
For Rep. Quigley, it's just a matter of continuing to find ways to deliver the game of hockey to kids who have never played it before. He, like the NHL, wants to make hockey accessible for everyone.
October 9, 2014
The impacts of urban flooding are also on the rise, which is why Rep. Mike Quigley (D – IL) and Rep. Peter King (R – NY) introduced the bipartisan Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 (H.R. 5521) in Congress earlier last month.
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October 6, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny review of circuit court rulings in favor of marriage equality in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin, paving the way for marriage equality in 30 states and the District of Columbia.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights