Quigley Issues Call to End Political Violence and Opposes Resolution Honoring Kirk's Legacy

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley released the following statement on his vote against H.Res. 719:

“Political violence has no place in our nation. I have said this before, and I will continue to say it until this scourge has been eliminated from our politics.

“If Republicans proposed a resolution simply condemning political violence and Kirk’s murder, I would have supported it without hesitation, as I have with Representatives Veasey and Pettersen’s resolution. Republicans’ resolution explicitly honored the ‘life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.’ I cannot in good conscience vote to honor a legacy that includes support for the Great Replacement Theory, says that Black women lack brain processing power, calls the Civil Rights Act a mistake, rejects feminism, calls trans people an abomination, and more.

“I will not be party to the Right’s efforts to turn a terrible murder into a cudgel against their opponents. All leaders across the political spectrum must immediately lower the temperature of our political discourse through real action, instead of fanning the flames.”