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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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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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March 14, 2017
U.S. Rep Mike Quigley discusses President Trump's unsubstantiated wiretapping allegations and how they serve as a distraction from needed bipartisan investigations into Russia.
March 14, 2017
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., slammed White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday, comparing the daily media briefing and its defenses of President Trump to self-parody.
March 13, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the Republican health care plan:
Issues:
Health Care
March 13, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), went “undercover” at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) in the Lower West Side to learn more about the work GCFD is doing to end hunger in the city of Chicago.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs