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Chicago Tribune: After Kushner hearing, Rep. Quigley says House Russia probe may take a year

July 25, 2017

"It's a big concern. I think right now, the country is on the edge of what could be a constitutional crisis," the congressman said.

Chicago Sun-Times: SWEET: Rep. Mike Quigley’s questions for Jared Kushner

July 24, 2017

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“My priority is details of the Trump Jr. meeting with the Russians,” Quigley said when we talked in the Capitol on Monday.

Vanity Fair: Roger Stone is About to Have His Time in the Barrel

July 21, 2017

In the News

“What was Stone’s relationship with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? What did he know and when?” asks Mike Quigley, an Illinois congressman and a Democratic member of the committee.

Quigley Leads 32 Democrats in Sending Letter to FDA Urging End of Discriminatory Blood Ban

July 19, 2017

Press Release

Rep. Quigley led 32 of his Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging them to update the outdated restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.

Issues: Appropriations LGBTQI+ Rights

Quigley Offers Amendment to Fund Life-Saving National Violent Death Reporting System

July 19, 2017

Press Release

Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill to fully fund the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), a critical resource to provide a more comprehensive picture of the circumstances surrounding violent deaths.

Issues: Appropriations Gun Violence Prevention Health Care

Quigley Offers Amendment to Protect EPA Regional Offices from Irresponsible Closings

July 19, 2017

Press Release

Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill to prevent funds from being used to close EPA’s vital regional offices, including Region 5 in Chicago.

Issues: Appropriations

Quigley: Our Prisons Shouldn’t Put Profits Before People

July 18, 2017

Press Release

Rep. Quigley offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Subcommittee appropriations bill to end the use of for-profit prisons to detain immigrants.

Issues: Appropriations Immigration

Quigley Offers Amendment to Redirect Border Wall Funds to Essential Homeland Security Grants

July 18, 2017

Press Release

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee and House Intelligence Committee, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Subcommittee appropriations bill to increase funding for essential grant programs, including Urban Area Security Initiative grants and Transit Security funding, by redirecting resources from so-called border infrastructure funding.

Issues: Appropriations Defense and Foreign Affairs

Quigley Statement on Release of Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs by Ethics Watchdog

July 17, 2017

Press Release

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus and is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced it will be making visitor logs to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort public starting this fall. In March, Rep.

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Quigley Offers Amendment to Provide Essential Legal Services to Millions of Low-Income Americans

July 13, 2017

Press Release

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Subcommittee appropriations bill to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to the FY17 enacted level of $385 million. The FY18 CJS bill only includes $300 million for LSC, while President Trump wanted to completely eliminated the program.

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

Issues: Appropriations

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