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" 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. "

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" 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.' "

Mike Quigley

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" I've visited Lincoln Park Zoo more times than I can count because I believe the more the public learns about our animals, plants and environment, the better equipped we are to play a leading role in protecting our planet. "

" There was a time not too long ago when American seniors were too often forced to go without food, medicine, and quality healthcare. But thanks to transformative programs like Social Security, most seniors in this country are provided the opportunity to live with the stability and peace of mind they have earned and deserve. "

" What I would like to do... once I take care of all my kids' student loans, is buy a red 1965 Mustang and fully restore it. "

" In many cases, here we are, putting out reports that we're spending $100 million a year on, and we're telling the public, 'Oh, you don't have access to them.' "

" 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. "

" Just the circumstances of being in D.C., people give you books, and there are issues you want to learn more about, so you are tearing into as many as you can. "

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

" The fact that Russia has shown a willingness to disrupt elections and undermine institutions should come as no surprise. Just ask our allies across Europe, particularly in places like Georgia and Ukraine. "

" I taught policy and politics for seven years at a university. I told my students lobbyists are not a bad thing; they're absolutely vital. "

" One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the peaceful transition of power. "

" My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was right and necessary. "

" During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby. "

" Being on the Intelligence Committee made me more of a hawk. "

Mike Quigley

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" Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to 'duck-and-cover' for protection. But even as children hiding under wooden desks, we recognized the inadequacies of this strategy. "

" Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality. "

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

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

" Everyone without extraordinary research skills ought to be able to know what is happening inside the government, how it operates, where their tax dollars are going. Then they can make better decisions in the electoral process. "

" I have never been reimbursed at the federal level. Never want to be in a million years. To me, it's just not worth the red flag. "

" We've seen it again and again. From civil rights to women's rights to marriage rights, this country has reinvented itself in the quest to make real the transcendent values that Lincoln proclaimed in his historic address - that all men are created equal in a nation conceived in liberty. "

" Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership. "

" This is a global economy. If you're not at the bargaining table, if you don't get an agreement, someone else does. "

" Because of restrictions on abortion access in their own state, many women in neighboring states are forced to travel hundreds of miles and cross state lines to seek an abortion. However, their rights should not have to depend on their zip code. "

" I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics. "

" As the leaders of this great country, I urge my fellow colleagues in the House, governors, and presidential candidates alike to hold ourselves up to a higher standard. "

" 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. "

" Anytime a member of Congress wants to travel abroad - which we do from time to time as part of our official duties - we are required to check with the House Committee on Ethics as to whether the trip follows the ethics rules by which federally elected officials are bound. Not so with Supreme Court justices. "

" As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith. "

" You could make a case for job creation or education, police on the street, but none of those things can happen unless we got our financial house in order. "