Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL 16) and Mike Quigley (D-IL 5) discuss the current state of global affairs and their local implications.

"It's no different—the logic, in my view—from saying that we in our personal lives should aim to have balanced trade with all the businesses we interact with . that I should have a balanced trade with the neighborhood dry cleaner or grocery store or restaurant,” @ChicagoBooth

RT @londonvinjamuri: Brent Nieman coauthored a paper that the Trump administrators (mis) used to calculate the Liberation Day tariffs. wrot….

Global trade is under pressure as President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs go into effect. What makes these tariffs different? And how could they impact the global economic system? @BrentNeiman (@ChicagoBooth) and @DavidHenigUK (@ECIPE) join @londonvinjamuri on our Deep Dish podcast.

Our Council community enjoyed a special event earlier this week with Illinois Congressmen @RepLaHood (R-IL 16) and @RepMikeQuigley (D-IL 5), as the two lawmakers visited for a bipartisan conversation on how issues around the world are affecting Chicago and Illinois. In a

"When you're focused on just your own country, it sometimes can blind you to the fact that interconnection matters to solve all of our world's problems," @RepMikeQuigley told a @ChicagoCouncil audience. Quigley joined @RepLaHood for a conversation on how international

As global competition intensifies, the US and UK have a unique opportunity to reimagine their historic partnership. Join British Ambassador Peter Mandelson on 8/14 to hear how both countries can work together to meet the demands of a transforming world.

RT @londonvinjamuri: A few takeaways from our event with Congressmen LaHood (R) and Quigley (D). Neither side made a strong case for tariff….

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC @Ertharin1 "About 40% of the corn and soybeans that are grown in my district go somewhere else around the world. They get loaded up on barges on the Illinois and the Mississippi River, they go down to New Orleans, they get offloaded on huge shipping containers and they go all around the

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC @Ertharin1 When it comes to tariffs, "there's a web of complexity here that this administration just didn't think about when they went headlong into this and what it would mean," @RepMikeQuigley told a @ChicagoCouncil audience.

RT @londonvinjamuri: Congressman LaHood (R) sponsors the sanctions bill against Russia. Strong proponent of support for Ukraine @ChicagoCo….

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC Both @RepLaHood and @RepMikeQuigley mention the mass starvation in Gaza. In a recent @ChicagCouncil commentary, Distinguished Fellow @Ertharin1 shared that the region is teetering on the edge of famine and calls for the international community to act. ⤵️.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC The conflict in Gaza has created divisions within the parties and among constituents. @MaryAnnAhernNBC asks how the congressmen are navigating representing their districts and what America's strategy should be moving forward.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC How are the current trade tensions and supply trade disruptions impacting #Illinois workers? . @RepLaHood mentions their impact on soybean farmers while @RepMikeQuigley shares how car manufacturers and small businesses are struggling to navigate increased costs.

RT @londonvinjamuri: Congressman Mike Quigley (D) Illinois 5th gives strong words of caution to those who would seek to decouple the US eco….

RT @londonvinjamuri: Congressman Darin LaHood(R-Illinois 16) asks how much economic pain the farmers he represents can take - in reference….

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC "We're creating higher costs, uncertainty, and we're alienating our friends," @RepMikeQuigley adds.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC "I think it's hard for people to conceptualize why we're in a trade war with our allies," @RepLaHood says.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC "I think the issue that's international, obviously global, that will affect our grandchildren the most, is climate change," @RepMikeQuigley tells a @ChicagoCouncil audience.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC "For me, tariffs are taxes. They're taxes on my consumers, my farmers, my constituents, and I think tariffs should be used in a strategic and tactical way to go after bad actors. We shouldn't predicate our trade policy or our economic policy on tariffs." - @RepLaHood.

@RepLaHood @RepMikeQuigley @MaryAnnAhernNBC What are people asking about when it comes to global affairs? Trade and tariffs, @RepLaHood says.