114th Congress
July 21, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte at a roundtable discussion hosted by Navistar International Corporation, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) to hear how trade and exports impacts manufacturers in Chicago.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 20, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) went “undercover,” as part of his “Undercover Congressman” series, at Timeline Theatre Company in Lakeview as a production assistant, preparing the stage, lights and sound for a performance of “Inana.”
July 20, 2015
Rep. Quigley discusses women--and minority--owned businesses, as well as the need for a long-term, fully funded transportation bill.
Issues:
Appropriations
July 17, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), hosted a roundtable discussion with minority and women-owned businesses and transportation agencies about the need for a long-term, fully funded transportation bill and the effect it would have on Chicago’s economy.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 16, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and members of the Quiet Skies Caucus including Reps. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Steve Israel (NY-03), and Grace Meng (NY-06) sent a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-09) and Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) with recommendations for the 2015 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that would help address the harmful impacts of aircraft noise on communities across the country.
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July 16, 2015
Rep. Quigley presented an amendment to the 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would prohibit the detention of immigrant children and families by the U.S.
Issues:
Appropriations
Immigration
July 15, 2015
Sixteen days away from the latest expiration of the Highway Trust Fund, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues to pass a long term transportation bill that will grow our economy and create jobs.
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July 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would prohibit the detention of immigrant children and families in our nation’s immigration detention centers, saving over $345 million in taxpayer dollars from family detention and reinvesting that money into more humane and cost-effective Alternatives to Detention.
Issues:
Immigration
July 14, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit Poland as a program country under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
July 14, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus, Jared Polis (CO-02), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Mike Honda (CA-17), along with 64 of their Democratic colleagues, today urged the Department of Education to step up efforts to protect LGBT students from the damaging effects of discrimination and bullying.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights