Government Transparency
March 13, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA), a wide-ranging good government reform bill that will bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.
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Government Transparency
March 13, 2014
"The public's trust in government has reached historic lows, causing many Americans to simply give up on Washington. But the mission of government matters, and we can't lead in the face of this deficit of trust. The Transparency in Government Act shines a light on every branch of the federal government, strengthening our democracy and promoting an efficient, effective and open government."
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Government Transparency
February 11, 2014
"H.R. 3193 is either a bad case of congressional amnesia or an attack on the most important financial reform of a generation. Either way, it is ill-sighted, and I urge my colleagues to defeat this effort."
February 5, 2014
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined a bipartisan coalition of House members to introduce H.R. 20, the Government by the People Act, which would reform campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of big money in politics.
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Government Transparency
January 28, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address.
January 19, 2014
"People ask me what's happened in the last year that's mattered. The fact that the House and Senate passed identical appropriations bills may be the biggest news in the last 12 months."
January 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s recommendations to curb the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program.
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Government Transparency
November 27, 2013
"The pervasive and systematic abuse of detainees held in immigration detention facilities, essentially at the hands of the government, is unconscionable. This urgent matter must be addressed quickly and at the highest possible level."
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Immigration
Government Transparency
November 25, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Richard Hudson (R-NC), along with 67 bipartisan members of the House of Representative, urged the House Ways and Means Committee to fully consider the negative ramifications of proposed tax reforms that would limit accounting flexibility for small businesses that drive local economies.
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Government Transparency
October 30, 2013
Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Jim Renacci (OH-16) issued a bipartisan call for Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-01) and Sen. Patty Murray (WA), the Co-Chairs of the Budget Conference Committee, to proactively implement comprehensive transparency measures for the committee, which is tasked with developing a bipartisan budget agreement.
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Government Transparency