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May 8, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Representative Adam Smith (WA-09) to introduce the Accountability in Immigration Detention Act (AIDA), which aims to improve standards and living conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.
Issues:
Immigration
Government Transparency
May 7, 2014
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., said he will offer an amendment that would reverse a Republican-sponsored provision in the fiscal 2013 continuing resolution (PL 113-6) that banned, on a permanent basis, any federal rule that requires gun dealers to conduct physical inventories to determine whether firearms have been lost or stolen.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
May 7, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined Lt. General (USA ret.) Robert Gard, the former president of National Defense University, and members of Council for a Livable World to promote good government reform on nuclear weapons spending.
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May 4, 2014
Also this year, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) has written a bill that would at least post all the reports on a public Web site so the public can read them.“This information could help other people,” Quigley said. “It could help farmers. It could help businesses.”
Issues:
Government Transparency
April 30, 2014
"I hope it’s a temporary setback, I mean obviously a majority of the votes came from democrats, they came about six votes short of the number they needed to take this bill up. It’s something that’s long overdue, I anticipate they’ll overcome this hurdle, it’s the right thing to do."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 30, 2014
"In every generation we must bear witness to the events of the Holocaust to fully understand what transpired and to ensure that this would never happen again."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 30, 2014
"Despite the fact that they have Russian troops massing on the boarders, internal Russian aggression, an economy that needed to be bailed out. Prior to this revolution, wide-spread corruption, energy needs, it’s still a country very optimistic. It sees itself on the brink of a real democratic republic."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 29, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement following three days of meetings and travel within Ukraine.
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 26, 2014
"It’s a country full of turmoil. Certainly a lot working against them. Before this happened they had an economy that needed a bailout. Extraordinary corruption, their President left, fled the country, and they’re facing military aggression from Russia."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs
April 25, 2014
"Well it’s clearly a country on edge, at the same time, talking to the public and cultural and political leaders, it is a country that is facing an underdog’s role with extraordinary optimism."
Issues:
Defense and Foreign Affairs