Government Transparency
April 14, 2017
Hoping to duplicate the massive turnout from January's women's march, activists in Chicago and beyond are busy spreading the word about a Tax Day protest Saturday aimed at pressuring President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
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Government Transparency
March 25, 2017
Democrats introduced an act into the House and Senate on Friday, that would require President Donald Trump to disclose lists of who visits his private club in Florida. The bill should be pretty easy to remember because of its name: the "Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act" or "MAR-A-LAGO Act."
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March 25, 2017
Democrats are giving Donald Trump a transparency gut check in the form of a new bill with a mouthful of a name — and an acronym that takes an unsubtle dig at the president.
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March 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Jack Reed (D-RI) in introducing the Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act, a bicameral bill that requires the publication of visitor logs to the White House or any other location where President Trump regularly conducts official business, including various Trump Organization properties frequented by the president.
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Government Transparency
March 22, 2017
Whether you’re a member of Congress or the president of the United States, the American people are your best watchdog. In order for Americans to serve this vital function and fulfill these critical responsibilities, it is only reasonable to provide them with the resources they need to carry out the job. We can start by allowing them to see who has the ear of our nation’s highest leaders. That’s why I worked with my Democratic colleagues in the Senate to introduce the Make Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act, which re-instates the Obama administration’s practice of releasing White House visitor logs.
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Government Transparency
February 10, 2017
The Chicago-based Better Government Association (BGA) watchdog group recently shared its viewpoint via an online article that Illinois government leaders practice a strong avoidance of organizations — such as itself — that are equipped to expose accountability.
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Government Transparency
February 2, 2017
Continuity, consistency and courtroom cameras are the three-pronged focus for the congressional Transparency Caucus this session.
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Government Transparency
February 1, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, along with Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49), hosted the first bipartisan Transparency Caucus briefing in the 115th Congress to discuss web harvesting and the preservation of government data.
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Government Transparency
February 1, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court:
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Government Transparency
January 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Co-Chair of the Transparency Caucus and Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement after the Trump Administration halted external communication at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
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Energy / Environment