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June 29, 2017

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced an amendment to the FSGG Subcommittee appropriations bill to preserve and fund the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), tasked with ensuring our elections are accessible and secure. The amendment failed on a party-line vote, with all Democrats in support and all Republicans in opposition.

Below are Rep. Quigley's remarks on the amendment, as prepared for delivery.


June 29, 2017

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who has introduced recent legislation protecting Sanctuary Cities from the Trump Administration's anti-immigration threats, released the following statement on Republican legislation once again targeting Sanctuary Cities:

Issues: Immigration

June 29, 2017

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement on the FSGG Subcommittee bill and markup. Rep. Quigley's opening remarks are also included below.

Issues: Appropriations

June 29, 2017

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice-Chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, released the following statement on his conversation with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael P. Huerta:


June 28, 2017

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus and member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on language included in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee report directing the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to make their non-confidential reports available to the public. Rep.


June 21, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after questioning Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney about President Trump’s budget proposal. Rep. Quigley’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery are also included below.
Issues: Appropriations

June 21, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement after former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified

June 20, 2017

WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), joined nearly 200 Members of Congress in filing a federal lawsuit against President Trump for violating one of the Constitution's critical anti-corruption provisions: the Foreign Emoluments Clause. The emoluments clause prohibits the President from accepting foreign payments without seeking and receiving Congressional authorization.


June 13, 2017
, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, spoke on the House Floor about the introduction of his new transparency bill, the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or COVFEFE Act. The bill codifies guidance from the National Archives to expand the Presidential Records Act to include the term “social media” as a documentary material for preservation. Click here to watch the video or see full speech text below.

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June 12, 2017

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or "COVFEFE" Act.