Government Transparency
June 12, 2017
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced legislation Monday to classify presidential social media posts — including President Trump's much-discussed tweets — as presidential records.
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Government Transparency
June 12, 2017
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat, would ensure that even social media post from the President Donald Trump's personal Twitter account — @realDonaldTrump — are archived in the same manner as his official account, @POTUS.
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Government Transparency
June 12, 2017
We may never know what "covfefe" meant. But that doesn't mean we can't make it into another legislative acronym, this time inspired by President Trump's Twitter habits.
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Government Transparency
May 24, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, released the following statement after asking Acting Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA), Timothy Horne, about the Trump International Hotel lease and possible conflicts of interest. Rep. Quigley’s opening remarks from the hearing are also included below.
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Government Transparency
May 24, 2017
House lawmakers showed initial support for a new $40 million fund to let the General Services Administration fix up and sell off unused or underutilized federal properties.
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Government Transparency
May 15, 2017
This month, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, joined Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) in re-introducing bipartisan legislation to open Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports to the public. Every year, thousands of non-confidential reports are compiled by CRS for use by Congressional offices.
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Government Transparency
May 3, 2017
Rep. Quigley spoke on the House Floor in commemorating World Press Freedom Day and the importance of maintaining a free press under the current administration.
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Government Transparency
April 28, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement recapping President Trump’s first 100 days in office, which will be marked tomorrow, April 29:
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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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