114th Congress
June 30, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Elk Grove Village, Illinois to ride Chicago’s Terminal Short Line Railroad.
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June 29, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), went “undercover” at Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Company filling wine barrels with the ingredients for Gillian, a Belgian style farmhouse ale, and learning how Goose Island incorporates sustainable practices into their daily operations.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs
June 29, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11), Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07) and gun violence prevention advocates at Federal Plaza in Chicago to demand Congress act on commonsense gun violence legislation.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
June 29, 2016
Local congressional leaders converged on downtown Chicago Wednesday as part of a nationwide effort to raise public awareness about the current stalemate in Washington over gun reform.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
June 25, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, joined Chicago LGBT community leaders following the Proud To Run 5k/10k race to build awareness for the vital necessity of the Equality Act, energizing the LGBT community and its allies to continue advocating for its swift passage.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
June 25, 2016
Proud to Run celebrated 35 years with its annual 5K run/walk and 10K run June 25 at The Grove just north of Montrose Harbor. The event featured more than 1,800 participants—an event record—and was one of many activities that took place during Chicago's LGBTQ Pride Week.
Issues:
LGBTQI+ Rights
June 25, 2016
The following article was published on June 25, 2016. A link to the article can be found here.
By Carrie Maxwell
June 23, 2016
Democrats from Illinois spoke out Wednesday during a rare, raucous sit-in on the House floor, demanding votes on gun control. They threw decorum out the window and, with C-SPAN's camera shut off, spread the word with tweets, snapshots and video.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
June 23, 2016
WASHINGTON – Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., was one of the ringleaders behind the House Democratic sit-in on Wednesday, designed to pressure Republicans for votes on gun control measures, fueled unexpectedly by social media when House cameras were turned off.
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Gun Violence Prevention
June 22, 2016
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Emerging Threats subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations bill to increase funding for U.S. Homeland Security grant funding for states and localities, which has been cut in half since 2010.
Issues:
Appropriations