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“She either has to take the reins of this responsibility and make the appropriate changes. If she doesn’t then she has to go,” said Congressman Mike Quigley who wrote a letter October 12 to U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan. It was a follow-up to a phone conversation about mail delivery that’s “concerning” and unacceptable.”

Rep. Quigley talks about his attempts to contact the Post Master General about Chicago's prevalent mail delivery problems and why they persist.

“The public has evolved on their belief about this, given the magnitude and disparity of gun violence and mass shootings,” Quigley said Friday by phone.

This week, the American people made it very clear that they want a House of Representatives committed to American values and government accountability.

Rep. Quigley joins Jim Sciutto to discuss the recent appointment of Acting Attorney General Whitaker and what it means for the Mueller investigation, as well as President Trump’s public warning that Democrats who investigate him will face retaliation.

Quigley is now the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Financial Services, which sets spending levels for the courts, the Internal Revenue Service and election security—the latter a particular interest of Quigley's. But if one other member steps aside for another gig, Quigley probably will go for the subcommittee for transportation and urban development, a nice slot for a Chicago rep.

Quigley, poised to become what is nicknamed a “Cardinal” on the Appropriations Committee, told me on Thursday that with his new power, “I can help dramatically bring resources back to the region, into the state.”