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October 30, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and 80 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act: United and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act. H.R. 3361 seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s bulk collection of phone records and requiring increased government oversight and public scrutiny of the government’s domestic surveillance programs.
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October 30, 2013
Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05), Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Jim Renacci (OH-16) issued a bipartisan call for Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-01) and Sen. Patty Murray (WA), the Co-Chairs of the Budget Conference Committee, to proactively implement comprehensive transparency measures for the committee, which is tasked with developing a bipartisan budget agreement.
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Government Transparency
October 29, 2013
"But Stalin's attempt to squelch the spirit and history of the Ukrainian people failed and this Friday, Ukrainian national museum in Chicago will remember those whose lives that were taken by this man-made genocide."
October 23, 2013
The problems with Chicago's Tax Increment Financing program are well-known.
October 21, 2013
Rep. Quigley gives "Chicago Tonight" host Phil Ponce an inside look at the recent shutdown, future budget negotiations and overshadowed bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
October 14, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) to further examine ways to mitigate O’Hare Airport noise pollution resulting from the new runways opening this week as part of the O’Hare Modernization Program.
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Transportation
October 10, 2013
"If critics of the law spent as much energy on developing legitimate solutions as they do on perpetuating false-hoods about the ACA, we might make some progress."
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Health Care
October 2, 2013
"No longer can we afford to allow a small segment of this Congress to drive the debate. Its not just the tail wagging the dog; its the tip of the dogs tail wagging the entire body politic." '
October 2, 2013
"Congressman Quigley, he does a series called the undercover congressman, and he wanted to do an undercover day at one of our hotels in suburban Chicago."
October 2, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) welcomed 90 World War II veterans from Illinois to the World War II Memorial to commemorate and celebrate their military service.