114th Congress
July 14, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Barbara Lee (CA-13), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and 79 of their congressional colleagues sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency's draft guidance document, which, if finalized, would change the blood donation policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) from a lifetime ban to a one-year deferral from the donor's last sexual contact with another man.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
July 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in response to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Ash Carter issuing two directives to update their policy on transgender individuals in the military.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
July 9, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Cheri Bustos (IL-17) continued efforts to create jobs for our nation’s veterans by introducing the Jobs for Heroes Act, legislation that would not only reauthorize, but also expand and make permanent two currently expired federal business tax credits designed to spur veteran employment.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 9, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues on the House floor to stand up against right-to-work laws and stand up for the right to organize, the right to a safe job, and the right to a fair wage.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
July 6, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dan Lipinski (IL-03) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference at Metra’s LaSalle Street Station urging Congress to help fund implementation of positive train control (PTC) for commuter rails in light of the rapidly approaching deadline.
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June 30, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05), the second ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, to tour Rags of Honor, a screen printing organization that has the mission of providing employment and services to homeless veterans.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
June 26, 2015
"Today is the day we have been waiting for. Today is the day the Supreme Court delivered a historic victory for equality and justice. The Court’s decision will be remembered for bringing respect and stability to millions of LGBT families, and final nationwide victory to the decades‐long marriage equality movement."
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), launched the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus. The caucus was created to help boost support in Congress for international basic education programs, increase understanding of global education challenges and build bipartisan support to address these issues, and establish a platform to respond quickly to global events such as the recent terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria and Kenya.
Issues:
Education
Defense and Foreign Affairs
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) urged his colleagues on the floor to break the silence, stop the violence, and start the conversation about the gun violence epidemic in America.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
June 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Transparency Caucus, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), author of the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Supreme Court to allow live audio in the chamber in light of the historic nature of the upcoming rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:
Government Transparency