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March 16, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, introduced a resolution of inquiry directly requesting evidence behind President Trump’s wiretapping claim. The resolution will be referred to the Judiciary Committee and must be taken up by the committee for consideration within fourteen legislative days. If the committee does not consider it in that time period, the resolution will be brought to the Floor for a vote. This procedural move requires Republicans in Congress to initiate oversight and take direct action on the issue. Click
March 16, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House Floor introducing resolution requesting Trump Administration provide evidence of wiretapping.
March 16, 2017
A House Democrat on Thursday introduced a resolution asking President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to produce evidence of Trump’s allegation that former President Obama wiretapped him.
March 16, 2017
JUST WHEN WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE...: On Wednesday, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes reiterated that there is no evidence that then-President Obama wiretapped then-nominee Donald Trump's phones. On Thursday, Paul Ryan joined in. "The intelligence committees, in their continuing, widening, ongoing investigations of all things Russia, got to the bottom -- at least so far with respect to our intelligence community -- that no such wiretap existed," Ryan said during a news conference." He was soon followed by a joint statement from the Senate Intelligence Commiteee leadership. "Based on the information available to us, we see no indications that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United States government either before or after Election Day 2016," wrote Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.). Also Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) confirmed he expected FBI Director James Comey to debunk the wiretap claims during their hearing Monday.
March 16, 2017
On Thursday afternoon, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee refuted the president's evidence-free claim that the Obama administration had wiretapped him during last year's presidential campaign. "Based on the information available to us we see no indications that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United State government either before or after Election Day 2016," intelligence committee chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and vice chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) said in a joint statement.
March 16, 2017
The only Illinois member of the House Intelligence Committee has formally moved to obtain any proof that former President Barack Obama illegally ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower—and has called on President Donald Trump to apologize if no such evidence exists.
March 15, 2017
Rep. Mike Quigley discusses the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Trump's ties with Russia, as well as need for evidence supporting currently unsubstantiated wiretapping claims.
March 15, 2017
S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who like his Democratic colleagues is dead-set against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, says he has been bombarded with constituent calls and emails in recent days.
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Health Care
March 15, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 32 of his Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Trump requesting he rescind the section of his January 25th executive order that directs the federal government to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
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Immigration
March 14, 2017
In a recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said carbon dioxide is not a “primary contributor” to climate change. In response, Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) and 32 of his colleagues will send a letter to Pruitt with educational materials outlining the basic established science behind climate change. As Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt must understand these non-controversial concepts, and this letter seeks to educate him.
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