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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. In March, Rep.

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June 29, 2017
In the News
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced an amendment to the appropriations bill on Thursday to fund the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Issues: Government Transparency

June 28, 2017

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus and member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on language included in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee report directing the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to make their non-confidential reports available to the public. Rep.


June 28, 2017
In the News
Congress is getting closer to ordering that its taxpayer-funded research reports be made public following a breakthrough in the decades-long fight to bring greater transparency to the work of the Congressional Research Service.
Issues: Government Transparency

June 20, 2017

WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), joined nearly 200 Members of Congress in filing a federal lawsuit against President Trump for violating one of the Constitution's critical anti-corruption provisions: the Foreign Emoluments Clause. The emoluments clause prohibits the President from accepting foreign payments without seeking and receiving Congressional authorization.


June 13, 2017
, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, spoke on the House Floor about the introduction of his new transparency bill, the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or COVFEFE Act. The bill codifies guidance from the National Archives to expand the Presidential Records Act to include the term “social media” as a documentary material for preservation. Click here to watch the video or see full speech text below.

June 13, 2017
In the News
From the incomprehensible "covfefe" to a post labeling fired FBI director James Comey a "leaker," President Donald Trump's tweets would be preserved as presidential records if a Democratic lawmaker's proposed COVFEFE Act becomes law.
Issues: Government Transparency

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June 12, 2017

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or "COVFEFE" Act.


June 12, 2017
In the News
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley introduced legislation called the 'COVFEFE' Act on Monday, aimed at expanding the scope of what is preserved as presidential record to encompass social media.
Issues: Government Transparency