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.
April 25, 2018
Rep. Quigley spoke at AFGE’s rally to demand that Scott Pruitt step down as EPA Administrator.
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Government Transparency
April 25, 2018
Rep. Quigley, who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition, spoke at AFGE’s rally to demand that Scott Pruitt step down as EPA Administrator.
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Government Transparency
April 12, 2018
Rep. Quigley cosponsored the Congressional Resolution to roll back the FCC’s efforts to repeal Obama-era net neutrality measures.
March 22, 2018
Rep. Quigley, who serves as co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, led his colleagues in sending a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts in support of the release of audio recording of arguments in Trump v. Hawaii.
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Immigration
Government Transparency