Government Transparency
October 18, 2018
Rep. Quigley sent a letter to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy raising serious concerns about President Trump’s abrupt decision to abandon a long-term plan to relocate the FBI headquarters.
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Government Transparency
October 18, 2018
Illinois Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley called on Thursday for General Services Administrator Emily Murphy to testify again about President Donald Trump's involvement in stopping the relocation of the FBI headquarters after a watchdog report said she "misled" Congress.
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Government Transparency
USA Today: House Democrats demand answers from Trump administration about plans for FBI headquarters
October 18, 2018
The letter was from five top Democrats on key committees that oversee federal buildings: Elijah Cummings of Maryland from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Peter DeFazio of Oregon from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Gerald Connolly of Virginia from the oversight subcommittee on government operations; Mike Quigley of Illinois from the appropriations subcommittee on general government; and Dina Titus of Nevada from the transportation subcommittee on public buildings.
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Government Transparency
October 2, 2018
“As a criminal defense attorney for 10 years, these investigations often create additional information or there other people that should be questioned.”
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Government Transparency
September 20, 2018
"This new website will serve as a one-stop shop for taxpayer-funded policy analysis, and I welcome its long-anticipated launch and the important role it will play in promoting government openness and accountability."
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Government Transparency
September 18, 2018
Rep. Quigley applauded the launch of a new public website that will house Congressional Research Service reports in one central location. Rep. Quigley has been pushing for greater access to CRS reports since 2011.
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Government Transparency
September 13, 2018
Rep. Quigley, who serves as Illinois’ only Member on the House Appropriations Committee, was named one of six House Democratic Members to serve on the conference committee on the Fiscal Year 2019 FSGG, Interior/Environment, THUD and Agriculture Appropriations bills.
July 18, 2018
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), joined five House and Senate Democrats in releasing a disturbing new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found only 43 percent of school districts nationwide tested for lead in their schools' drinking water in 2016 and 2017, and of those that tested, 37 percent found elevated lead levels. GAO found that 41 percent of school districts did not test for lead, while 16 percent did not know.
June 6, 2018
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a Member on the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill to provide Congress with better oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by requiring disclosure of the Administrator’s travel costs.
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Government Transparency
April 26, 2018
Rep. Quigley, who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), questioned FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about the proposed Sinclair-Tribune merger.