Government Transparency

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) questioned Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch, Former Ambassador to Kyiv, Ukraine, during the second day of public hearings in the House of Representatives Impeachment Inquiry. Quigley asked Yovanovitch about the impact of President Trump's recalling on her career. He also questioned the former Ambassador about advice she was given by Ambassador Gordon Sondland on how to keep her job in the face of President Trump's attacks.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 660, a resolution establishing rules for the next steps in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump's abuses of power:

"Today's vote was a critical next step in the House's ongoing investigation into the President of the United States. This resolution provides us with a path forward as we move toward the public phase of the inquiry and provides both Congressional Republicans and the President with rights in these proceedings.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Doug Collins (GA-09) introduced the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act (H.R. 4894), which gives the public access to how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. This bill would improve government transparency by requiring federal agencies to post their congressional budget justifications on a centralized, searchable website, including each agency's own website.

Last week, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced the Preserve Science in Policymaking Act of 2019. The bill would prevent the President from unilaterally dissolving Federal Advisory Committees – groups of scientists and academics that advise the executive branch on how to make their regulations evidence-based – without the approval of apolitical civil servants and a public notice and comment period.

On Friday, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Matt Cartwright (PA-08), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced legislation to increase transparency and accountability within the U.S. government. The bill will give the American people greater insight into how the executive branch interprets and implements federal law.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would be opening a formal impeachment inquiry:

"Donald Trump's use of the office of the presidency to pressure a foreign government to interfere in our elections is an unprecedented abuse of power and an impeachable offense.

"I announced my support for opening an impeachment inquiry in May after it became clear that the President's obstruction of legitimate congressional investigations was preventing us from carrying out our duties.