Government Transparency
January 4, 2019
HR 1, For the People Act, a historic reform package to restore the promise of our democracy and end the culture of corruption in Washington includes two pieces of legislation introduced by Rep. Quigley (IL-05) during the 115th Congress: the Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 and the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) of 2017.
Issues:
Defense & National Security
January 4, 2019
Rep. Quigley released the following statement in response to reports that the White House will use the government shutdown to usher in new raises for the Vice President and senior political appointees
November 9, 2018
This week, the American people made it very clear that they want a House of Representatives committed to American values and government accountability.
November 9, 2018
Rep. Quigley joins Jim Sciutto to discuss the recent appointment of Acting Attorney General Whitaker and what it means for the Mueller investigation, as well as President Trump’s public warning that Democrats who investigate him will face retaliation.
Issues:
November 7, 2018
Rep. Quigley released the following statement on President Trump’s removal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Issues:
November 6, 2018
One member of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), has introduced legislation to force Trump to create a public database of visitors to his Mar-a-Lago resort—a topic the committee could take up.
Issues:
Government Transparency
November 2, 2018
Rep. Quigley joined fellow Members in a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly demanding the release of documented conversations from the White House concerning the GSA review and the proposed FBI headquarters relocation in light of new evidence that the White House was warned internally that Trump’s plan would cost taxpayers millions more.
Issues:
Government Transparency
November 2, 2018
“By blocking competitors from purchasing the existing FBI headquarters property across the street from the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, White House officials had already warned internally that the president’s plan would cost the American taxpayers millions of dollars more—and accommodate thousands fewer—than the longstanding plan to move the FBI headquarters to a new suburban campus,” said the letter from Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Md; Gerry Connolly, D-Va.; Dina Titus, D-Nev.; Mike Quigley, D-Ill.; and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.
Issues:
Government Transparency
November 2, 2018
Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Peter DeFazio of Oregon, Gerry Connolly of Virginia, Mike Quigley of Illinois and Dina Titus of Nevada wrote in the letter that “the White House should not be issuing false claims to justify or conceal President Trump’s conflicts of interest on this matter.”
Issues:
Government Transparency
November 2, 2018
Elijah Cummings of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Peter DeFazio of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Gerald Connelly of the oversight subcommittee on government operations, Mike Quigley of the appropriations subcommittee that oversees general government matters, and Dina Titus of the transportation subcommittee that oversees public buildings.
Issues:
Government Transparency