“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordApril 4, 2017
We need to reduce the stigma surrounding substance abuse.
Said by
Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Calling for a change in perception of substance abuse as a disease.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Mike Quigley

Mar 7, 2024

A century ago, the philosopher George Santayana wrote that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Today, in America, we are faced with this very dilemma. We have seen attempts by the ultraconservatives to rewrite…

govinfo.gov
Dec 19, 2024

Now what? Yesterday, this body was prepared to pass a bipartisan spending bill to carry us into the new year and the new Congress. It was imperfect, yet it met many of our country's critical needs, especially disaster relief. Then, the…

govinfo.gov
Sep 19, 2024

It is not surprising, but I disagree with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle on a myriad of issues, but that is okay. At times, disagreement is important. Only speaking with those who agree with us insulates us from ideas that…

govinfo.gov
Apr 9, 2024

I am from Chicago. We can visit them.

congress.gov
View all Mike Quigley quotes

Other voices in this conversation