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April 12, 2016
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is nobody's fear-mongering right-winger. He's a liberal Democrat — smart, practical, prudent — whose district roams from Chicago's North Side west into DuPage County. Many of his fellow congressional Democrats don't like to talk much at all about terror threats; they think doing so is bad for the Obama administration's image. They leave the terror talk to Republicans.
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April 6, 2016
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley toured urban flooding sites in at Graue Mill in Hinsdale, Illinois and Albany Park in Chicago, Illinois and received updates on the flood prevention investments made in these neighborhoods.
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Appropriations
Energy / Environment
March 30, 2016
Rep. Quigley went “undercover” to conduct mock interviews for a job readiness class at A Safe Haven, a non-profit social enterprise that empowers families and individuals experiencing homelessness or crisis with the skills necessary to transform their lives and achieve self-sufficiency.
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Appropriations
Economy and Jobs
March 30, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to the suburbs with a ride along Pace Route 301.
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March 24, 2016
Earlier this month, President Obama fulfilled his constitutional duty by nominating D.C. Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Now, it is the Senate’s turn to do its job.
March 22, 2016
Representative Quigley released the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium.
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Defense and Foreign Affairs
March 22, 2016
Reps Quigley and Issa held a bipartisan briefing to discuss the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) and the challenges Congress faces as it works to bring greater transparency to the federal budget process.
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Government Transparency
March 22, 2016
Rep. Quigley urged his colleagues on the House floor to end the partisan quarreling that inhibits Congress and take the high road of compromise and bipartisanship in order to effectively govern our nation.
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Government Transparency
March 22, 2016
“I look with increasing horror, along with a growing number of other Americans, at the great and bitter division that is taking place in our politics, and the cynicism that is the end result of power for power’s sake. We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.”
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Government Transparency
March 22, 2016
In America, most of us are lucky enough to take our clean drinking water for granted. We think of contaminated drinking water as a problem that happens to other people in remote parts of the world. However, the recent crisis in Flint, Michigan, has forced us to recognize that these problems can also crop up close to home. As we celebrate World Water Day today, let's consider the threat our aging water infrastructure poses to our clean drinking water right here at home, and what we can do about it.
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