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Government Transparency

September 27, 2017
In the News
Rep. Mike Quigley, introduced an act in Congress that would amend the PRA to include it — and no cases have been litigated about it because Barack Obama was the first President to use Twitter.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 26, 2017
In the News
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced legislation to reinstate the ban, citing the May report. “The Trump administration’s rationale for reversing the ban on water bottle sales in national parks is nonsensical and nonexistent, especially given the fact they actively ignored the Park Service’s own findings on the issue,” he said.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 25, 2017
In the News
An internal report by the National Park Service (NPS) found that an initiative led by the Obama administration to prohibit the sale of bottled water at some parks have reaped “significant environmental benefits,” according to sources.
Issues: Government Transparency

September 25, 2017
In the News
“This newly released report makes it clear as day that the Trump administration will continue to deny science, research, and facts in its efforts to prioritize big corporations at the expense of our wildlife and environment,” he said in a statement. “We know that this is an issue where a simple and reasonable solution would have a profound impact as we work to preserve our pristine natural places.”
Issues: Government Transparency

September 6, 2017
In the News
“The Russians hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections,” Rep. Mike Quigley, a member of the House Intelligence Committee. “They got into the database,” he said. “I believe they’re on the doorstep to hacking into our voting systems. That is my educated guess.”
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September 3, 2017
In the News
“Any other Republican president might be easier to communicate with,” said Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), a House Intelligence Committee member backing an amendment to restore EAC funding. “This one now believes any discussion about how the election was operated is through the prism of questioning the validity of the election. I desperately want to get past that.”
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August 18, 2017
In the News
Rep. Quigley tweeted: The position of WH Chief Strategist should never have been held by a white nationalist to begin with. Glad to see #Bannon out. Removal of Steve #Bannon is just 1 step in the right direction. We must expel forces of hate & influence of bigotry from our government.
Issues: Government Transparency

August 4, 2017
Rep. Quigley calls for Illinois to withdraw its participation from the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck System:

July 26, 2017
In the News
Illinois U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and 32 colleagues, on July 19, sent a letter to the federal Food and Drug Administration urging officials to further update decades-old rules restricting blood donations from men who have sex with men, according to a statement.
Issues: Health Care Government Transparency

July 17, 2017

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus and is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced it will be making visitor logs to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort public starting this fall.

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