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January 23, 2019
Rep. Quigley, co-founder and co-chair of the Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to improve the public and congressional staff’s access to reports mandated by Congress through the establishment of a searchable central website managed by the GPO.
Issues:
Government Transparency
January 18, 2019
Rep. Quigley was elected to serve as a Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agency Subcommittee on Appropriations.
Issues:
Appropriations
January 18, 2019
Rep. Mike Quigley, an Illinois Democrat on the panel, told The Daily Beast on Friday that there were “nine to ten people I’d like to have back,” owing to an avalanche of information tumbling down since committee Republicans shut down their Trump-Russia probe last April.
January 17, 2019
Rep. Quigley and Rep. Deutch reintroduced the "Buyback Our Safety Act," legislation that would create a Department of Justice program to support local gun buyback initiatives.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
January 17, 2019
Rep. Quigley met with Postmaster General Megan Brennan as a follow-up from previous phone calls and letters about rampant mail delivery issues in Illinois’ Fifth District.
January 17, 2019
Earlier this week, I stood with Illinois lawmakers and furloughed employees at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, where many TSA agents are working to protect travelers’ safety—without pay.
Issues:
Appropriations
Immigration
January 17, 2019
Representative Mike Quigley, an Illinois Democrat and the chairman of congressional panel that oversees GSA, said he plans to “demand an explanation for GSA’s irresponsible behavior.”
January 16, 2019
Rep. Quigley was elected to serve as Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
January 16, 2019
Rep. Quigley, Chairman-designate of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), released the following statement on the Inspector General report that the General Services Administration (GSA) ignored the Constitution and prior precedents by illegitimately allowing President Trump to continue to profit from his hotel located five blocks from the White House.
Issues:
Government Transparency
January 16, 2019
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., who heads the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees GSA, said the agency’s disregard for the Constitution “is beyond troubling.”