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Donald Trump promised to make our economy great again, but Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics proves he’s done anything but. To keep prices down, the Trump tariff chaos must stop.

Global Affairs, Local Impact: A Conversation with Congressmen LaHood and Quigley

🎥YOUTUBE LIVE🎥 Join me and Congressman LaHood right now, for a conversation on rising tensions in geopolitics and their impact at home. www.youtube.com/live/21f-rBN...

YouTube video by Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Great eats at this summer’s Village Fest in Harwood Heights!

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files

Five years ago today, Congress created the Legacy Restoration Fund to preserve and protect our national parks🏔️ The fund has since served over 400 projects nationwide, adding over $8 BILLION to the nation's GDP and supporting over 72,000 jobs.

Mike Quigley@quigley.house.govAug 2(source)

Donald Trump and Kash Patel's #FBI doesn't even pretend to work for the American people. This dishonesty is damning.

The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or…

Mike Quigley@quigley.house.govAug 1(source)

Promises made. Promises broken. We’ve seen this happen with Trump time and time again: with the economy, with Russia’s war on Ukraine, and now with the Epstein files.

Mike Quigley@quigley.house.govAug 1(source)

Planned Parenthood clinics offer a variety of essential healthcare treatments to millions of Americans every year. This ban puts nearly 200 of those clinics at risk of closure. (2/2)

Mike Quigley@quigley.house.govAug 1(source)

I’m proud to join my colleagues in cosponsoring the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, to repeal Trump’s Big Ugly Ban on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood. (1/2)

Congresswoman Nikema Williams

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I’m proud to co-lead the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act to reverse Republican efforts to shutter #PlannedParenthood and other reproductive health centers nationwide. (2)

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Rosa DeLauro@delauro.house.govJul 29(source)

Democrats made it free to file your taxes. Now Republicans are blocking it – right after helping billionaires dodge more taxes. This is a gift to Intuit and H&R Block. It's clear who they work for – not you.

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The Biden-era IRS free filing tool, Direct File, is “gone,” IRS Commissioner Billy Long said.

After years of working and paying taxes in the U.S., Ukrainians who fled Putin's invasion shouldn't be left in limbo. I partnered with over 30 colleagues to urge the administration to eliminate the backlog of applications for legal status and work permits from Ukrainians in the U.S.

You should be able to get the vaccines you need, regardless of RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories. Democrats called out top insurers, asking them to follow the science and cover vaccines at no cost for every American — regardless of who’s in office. @casten.house.gov @repkimschrier.bsky.social

NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy

Trump keeps cutting funding for cancer research. CANCER research. How does this make America great?

NIH plans to shrink the share of grant applications it will award for the remainder of the fiscal year, in some cases by more than half.

White House Will Release $5.5 Billion for Schools, After Surprise Delay

Illinois will keeping fighting against Trump’s attempts at authoritarianism. A federal judge has thrown out the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to force our state to help with ICE’s mass deportation agenda. We’ve made it clear we’re not interested.

Mike Quigley@quigley.house.govJul 30(source)

This is a win. Facing pressure from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Trump realized he can't steal from our students and teachers! Let's keep up the pressure.

The Trump administration had faced growing pressure from within his own party to release the money.

SEEC Slams EPA Embrace of Extreme Climate Denialism

Time and time again, Trump has shown that he will protect wealthy polluting companies over the American people. This thoughtless decision will destroy decades of progress in keeping our air clean.

Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer,…

It was the pleasure of a lifetime to see Ryne play, and I’m mourning alongside Cubs fans across the nation. I hope that next time you’re at Wrigley, you’ll take a moment at his statue to remember one of the greats. (2/2)

As a lifelong Cubs fan, it’s a point of pride to say that I was in the stands for the famous Sandberg Game in 1984. Ryne Sandberg was the best second baseman ever to play the game, and yet every time we met, he was modest, kind, and unassuming. (1/2)