Oct 25, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give a voice to the voiceless victims of domestic violence. I want to tell the story of one woman from my State of Illinois who endured years of abuse and called our State's Domestic Violence Help Line for…
Mike Quigley
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Mike Quigley is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Quigley has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and government transparency. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at addressing climate change and has worked on initiatives to improve public health and safety in his district. Quigley has also served on various committees, contributing to discussions on national security and budgetary matters.
Congressional Record · 2011-10-25
Oct 25, 2011
I am doing that with many others, including Mr. Chaffetz, from this Committee.
Oct 14, 2011
Madam Chair, it is absolutely untenable that there are currently no federally enforceable regulations specific to coal ash. This lack of federally enforceable safeguards is what led to the disaster in Tennessee, where a dam holding more…
Oct 13, 2011
Madam Speaker, I rise in celebration of National Hockey League's Hockey Fights Cancer Day on the Hill. Anyone who has played the great sport of hockey or who has watched a game has probably seen a fight or two on the ice. It's no secret…
Oct 13, 2011
Madam Speaker, earlier this year, we learned what opponents of choice really think of women when they attempted to redefine rape in H.R. 3, when they claimed to be fiscal watchdogs and then voted to repeal funding for family planning…
Oct 13, 2011
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this bill because it is an assault on a woman's health and her right to make her own life decisions. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
Oct 12, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I feel like I have a case of deja vu. Two years ago, I stood on this floor, on the eighth anniversary of our invasion of Afghanistan, and asked: Have our 8 years, 791 American deaths, and billions of U.S…
Oct 5, 2011
Madam Chair, my amendment permits the EPA to continue to enforce and finalize the regulations preempted by the bill at hand if the emissions limited by these regulations are found to cause cancer. In other words, this amendment says the…
Oct 5, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Connolly of…
Oct 4, 2011
Mr. Speaker, we have been in Afghanistan for 10 years. Two years ago, on the eighth anniversary of our invasion of Afghanistan, I stood in this same spot and asked: Have our 8 years, 791 American deaths, and billions of U.S. dollars spent…
Sep 22, 2011
It's not too late. That's my message to Palestinian Authority President Abbas, who has announced his intention to seek unilateral Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this Friday. It's not too late to abandon this reckless route…
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