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" The policies we debate and enact in Congress have a real impact on people across the country. Climate change, immigration, economic inequality - each of these issues have become hot button, partisan topics, but support or opposition on these pressing issues shouldn't come down to party. "

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" One of the things we have to understand is that federal transportation dollars require a local match. If that money isn't there, that money goes to another state. "

Mike Quigley

Understand

Transportation

Money

" When they talk about my job being important, I say, 'The important jobs are the ones that you'd notice if you left for a week.' "

" The United States did not earn its reputation as leader of the free world by standing back and allowing darker forces to prevail. "

" Americans donate blood every day - on high school and college campuses during blood drives, in workplaces after a coworker falls ill, and in hospitals as loved ones prepare for surgery. "

" The modern labor movement that began around the mid-19th century has given us many of the basic working rights that we now take for granted. "

Mike Quigley

Labor

Take For Granted

" Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day. "

" When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people. "

" I get lobbied by governments, schools, nurses, charities. It's not all a bad thing. "

" Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend that a large nuclear stockpile will protect us from the most immediate security threats the United States faces. "

" Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too. "

" There's a world to save. Don't let anybody tell you you can't change the world. You can, and you have a moral responsibility to try. "

" Cyprus has a reputation as a laundromat for the Russians who are trying to avoid sanctions. "

" I come from a state where four governors have gone to jail since I've been alive. Two of my last four predecessors in this seat went to jail or are going to jail. "

" I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government. "

" In my home district, exports support more than 100,000 jobs. Imagine how many more jobs we can create by breaking down the barriers that prevent Chicago-made goods and services from entering new markets. "

" I learned that Chicago lunches are terrible. If I was a Chicago student, I would ask my mom to pack a lunch. "

" The U.S. Constitution guarantees women across this country, including my daughters, the right to choose for themselves when and how to start their families. Yet, more than forty years after Roe v. Wade, women's reproductive rights remain in jeopardy. "

" Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government. "

" If nothing else, the cyber attacks that occurred during the 2016 presidential election have laid bare the very real vulnerabilities that exist across our government and the private sector. Imagine the harm that could be done if our enemies ever hack into the Department of Defense or Homeland Security. "

" Wrigley Field was built and designed at a time when people got to the ballpark by trolley, train, and horse cart. "

" If I wanted to win all my fights, I would be a Yankee fan. I'm a Cub fan. "

" I think you see a clear pattern of people in the Trump campaign coordinating with Russians. "

" I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won. "

" We have over 100,000 bridges in this country old enough to qualify for Medicare. "

" I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something. "

Mike Quigley

Feel

Because

" Instead of focusing on attacking unions and the labor movement, we need to find ways to strengthen and empower workers so we can put more money in the pockets of middle class families. "

" I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to. "

" Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved. "

" We must not let politicians who believe they are above the Constitution interfere with the personal health decisions of women. It is the job of a woman, not a politician, to make informed decisions about her own pregnancy. "

" It should not take award-winning investigators to find out how this government operates. "