Government Transparency
Today, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) to increase transparency regarding the federal government's expenditure of taxpayer dollars, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act – or RNC Act – to increase penalties for violating the Hatch Act and make it clear that the American people take ethics in government seriously. The Hatch Act prohibits executive branch employees from using their official roles for campaign purposes.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services & General Government, released the following statement after Senate Republicans included $1.75 billion for the reconstruction of FBI headquarters in their coronavirus relief proposal:
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the consolidated cases of Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Deutsche Bank, in which the Court asked the lower courts to further develop the record to assess the House's need for the President's financial records:
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) sent a letter to Representative James Clyburn (SC-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and House Majority Whip, expressing strong concerns about possible misuse of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds by United States Secretary of Education Betsy Devos.
As of this week, over 1.5 million Americans have contracted coronavirus and over 90,000 have died – including more than 4,100 here in Illinois. And last month, nearly 22 million Americans filed for unemployment. I know that essential workers can't wait for support and families can't wait to pay rent or to keep food on their tables.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act, which would authorize video and teleconferencing of judicial proceedings during the COVID-19 emergency period. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced federal courts across the country to change their daily operations to protect the wellbeing of the Justices, court staff, and the public.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman on Financial Services and General Government and co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts requesting that the Supreme Court allow real-time audio and video access to all Court proceedings.