113th Congress
July 10, 2014
Our children deserve the best care and education possible, but working parents in Chicago and across the country face a frustrating lack of access to affordable, quality child care.
Issues:
Health Care
July 3, 2014
U. S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Trushitha Narla as the winner of the House Student App Challenge for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District. Narla’s app, Sign It!, translates numbers in sign language to a text format using leap motion technology that captures data from the user’s finger motions.
Issues:
Education
July 2, 2014
"Both the change to our financial disclosure forms and the fact it was done so quietly are extremely troubling for those of us who believe in transparency and accountability."
June 30, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby to exempt closely held companies from providing contraception coverage to their employees.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
June 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during the Appropriation Committee’s consideration of the FY15 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bill.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
June 19, 2014
"For generations, this country’s infrastructure served as the backbone of our economic success. We dreamed big, we built bigger, and our economy flourished. But today our infrastructure is crumbling, and the growth of our economy is slow."
Issues:
Appropriations
June 19, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) are urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct new public hearings and issue a new environmental impact study (EIS) of the O’Hare Modernization Program in response to increased noise pollution and questions raised over the hearings process.
June 16, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley worked alongside employees at Chicago’s Blue Cart Recycling, collecting recyclable materials and loading trucks as part of his Undercover Congressman series.