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Quigley Statement on SCOTUS Hearing Marriage Equality Cases

“The Supreme Court’s decision to take up the issue of same-sex marriage is a major step forward for lesbian and gay Americans who have long fought for their constitutional right to fairness and equality.  The Defense of Marriage Act is an affront to our country’s values of ‘life, liberty and ...

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Honoring Local First Chicago

"The impact that independent and locally owned businesses have on our communities comes as no surprise. The lasting economic, social, and environmental outcomes are essential to the growth and sustainability of our neighborhoods. More than seven years ago, a non-profit organization named Local First Chicago was formed with one purpose ...

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Quigley Elected Regional Whip by Democratic Colleagues

“It is an honor to have the confidence and support of my colleagues as I take on new leadership responsibilities as Regional Whip. As Congress works to solve the complex issues ahead, I am proud to be in a position to work closer with Democratic leaders and the members of ...

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... by principles of the Simpson-Bowles budget alternative, Rep. Quigley has led a push for a “3B Budget Plan” that is bipartisan, achieves big deficit reduction, and balances spending cuts with tax reform.  ...
2. Quigley Joins New Democrat Coalition
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... Korea was the largest deal made since 1994 and is expected to support 70,000 American jobs. Guided by principles of the Simpson-Bowles budget alternative, Rep. Quigley has worked across the aisle to ...
3. Quigley Veterans Bill Signed into Law
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... Caucus and has released Reinventing Government: The Federal Budget Parts I and II, which establishes transparency in the budget process and offers 60 recommendations to save $2 trillion over the next 10 ...
4. Quigley Veterans Bill Heads to President’s Desk
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... The Federal Budget Parts I and II, which establishes transparency in the budget process and offers 60 recommendations to save $2 trillion over the next 10 years. ###  ...
... members and veterans from being targeted by deceptive for-profit colleges.  He founded the bipartisan Transparency Caucus and has released Reinventing Government: The Federal Budget Parts I and II, ...
... Quigley for leadership on Simpson-Bowles style budget WASHINGTON – Today, the Concord Coalition will award U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) with the Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award for ...
... can’t be. In Congress today, you’ll hear many members talking about how a family creates and adheres to a budget.   It’s a narrative that’s built around the idea that if a family can come together ...
... Congress still maintains authority over the city’s budget, reviews all legislation passed by the city council before it can become law, and can propose and pass legislation for the city without approval ...
... the next five years. In order to fulfill one year of this MYP arrangement, the Navy requested just over 3 billion dollars in the FY13 budget. Yet the Committee took it upon itself to give the Navy ...
... congressional support agency, CRS is joined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in providing Congress with information and analysis that is unequaled ...
... part of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act). He is the author of Reinventing Government: The Federal Budget, a report which establishes transparency in the budget process and offers ...
... budget, costing over $100 million per unit to produce, or 5 times more than the Sea Knight helicopter it was designed to replace. More recently, the Pentagon testing office found that the readiness rate ...
... fire.  The GAO also found the Osprey program was 186 percent over budget, costing over $100 million per unit to produce, or five times more than the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter it was designed to ...
"Military spending has more than doubled in the last 10 years, and now comprises close to 20 percent of our overall budget. We spend almost 4 times more on defense than China, and more than the next ten ...
15. Quigley Announces Staff Changes in Hill Office
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... of Special Projects, working on several economic issues including the budget, appropriations, business, and taxes. A Chicago native, Fulbright Scholar and graduate of Columbia University in New York and ...
... Budget Parts I and II, which establishes transparency in the budget process and offers 60 recommendations to save $2 trillion over the next 10 years. ###  ...
... to borrow per citizen. Anchor: Congressman, how is that different- I know there’s White House websites and other websites that allow us access to see estimates of how money is being spent in budget areas; ...
... " Legislation increases transparency and public’s access to budget information WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment that will create new and permanent ...
... investigators revealed that the federal contractor hired to plan the GSA's outrageous event violated ethics laws and rules requiring competitive bidding. In the wake of the GSA scandal, budget transparency ...
The budget alternative’s sponsors say the amendment reduces the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years, with two-thirds of the reduction coming from spending cuts and one-third through ...
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