Government Transparency
May 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Chair of the Transparency Caucus, released the following statement on the House passage of the USA FREEDOM Act.
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Government Transparency
April 20, 2015
Corporations and wealthy donors have gained increased influence due to two recent, high-profile Supreme Court decisions.
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Government Transparency
April 17, 2015
The American public is best served when all three branches of government are transparent and accessible, but one branch remains shrouded in secrecy: the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Government Transparency
April 15, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31) and Raul Ruiz (CA-36) introduced legislation to eliminate tax loopholes for luxury yacht owners.
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Government Transparency
March 24, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Supreme Court to allow video and live audio in the chamber in light of the upcoming same-sex marriage cases.
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Government Transparency
March 16, 2015
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA), to increase access, accountability, and transparency of every branch of the federal government.
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February 10, 2015
“Supreme Court justices should welcome the opportunity to open the court to the American people. With real-time access to arguments, Americans can see and hear the entire story and make their own decisions with the full context of what the justices are hearing and deciding,” Quigley added.
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Government Transparency
January 27, 2015
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley, Chair of the Transparency Caucus and a practicing attorney before becoming a member of congress, held a briefing on the need for video and live audio in the Supreme Court.
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Government Transparency
January 22, 2015
On the five-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna F. Edwards (MD-04), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) to re-introduce the Democracy for All Amendment.
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Government Transparency
October 22, 2014
As chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, I urge the justices and their colleagues in the federal judiciary to take a few steps to improve the process. Issues of transparency like these do not require any additional laws, are non-partisan and enjoy broad support from the American people, who in poll after poll say they support various measures to increase transparency at the nation's highest court.
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