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Aug 30, 2016
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder of the Quiet Skies Caucus, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced $20 million in federal funding for aircraft noise mitigation efforts near O’Hare International Airport.
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Aug 29, 2016
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced the expansion of the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Immigration Court Help Desk with new funding from the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
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Aug 26, 2016
Editorials
Today, August 26, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day - a day to commemorate the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. As the father of two daughters, the ongoing struggle for women’s equality is very personal for me. That’s why it has been an honor during my time in Congress to support women’s rights by advocating for reproductive rights, equal pay, access to paid maternity leave and quality child care.
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Aug 23, 2016
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined a group of Roosevelt University students, faculty, and staff for a roundtable discussion on the University’s current policies, procedures, and educational programming centered around “Sexual Respect” and how they are changing the culture of sexual assault on campus.
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Aug 18, 2016
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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Great Lakes Task Force and the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, visited the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Research Vessel Sturgeon at Navy Pier. During the one-hour visit, Rep. Quigley, USGS leadership, and other partners talked about the value of the Great Lakes fishery, the changing ecology of the Great Lakes, the threat of invasive, non-native species to the Great Lakes’ ecosystem, the inter-jurisdictional management structure, and the role of the USGS.
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Aug 9, 2016
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), visited the United Parcel Service (UPS) Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (CACH) to learn more about the corporation’s efforts to transform commercial transportation by focusing on sustainability as part of his “Mike on the Move” initiative.
Aug 4, 2016
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U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) participated in “Start-Up Day Across America” at Curiosity and Reverb.com, two Chicago-based tech companies, to discuss the importance of high-tech entrepreneurship and ways the government can support the industry.
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Jul 28, 2016
Editorials
When I was sworn in to Congress in April of 2009, we were at the height of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Unemployment shot up to 10 percent, median household wealth plummeted by almost 40 percent and nearly five million homeowners lost their homes to foreclosure. Fortunately, we’ve come a long way since 2009.
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Jul 26, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that a public docket will be established to request comments on potential changes to the current blood donor deferral policy.
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Jul 15, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Ranking Democrat on the Emerging Threats subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement in response to the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France:
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