Mike Quigley

I think it was very clear to people during the recession that it was hard to find a job.

And the final part is once we--how are we doing improving getting rid of surplus property, in your mind?

How difficult would it be to get it into one database some day?

What is it going to take to get it all done?

I was troubled that since then, we determined that GAO has updated its a high risk series for the sixth consecutive Congress, Federal real property management was on the list.

I think it is important that we have some sort of central repository for this that places all agency budgets and their justifications in the common searchable, sortable, and machine-readable format.

O'Hare modernization, the result of which, while critical to the economic engine which is O'Hare, has brought in a whole new level of complaints and noise issues for my constituents.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Ms. Fudge The Acting CHAIR. It is…

The entire purpose of ESEA was to improve the status of education for all of our children in this country regardless of their ZIP Code or their special needs status. Let's keep these standards for paraprofessionals intact. I urge my…

We must keep a critical part of ESEA: standards for paraprofessionals. Republicans and Democrats agree, classroom professionals--or paraprofessionals as they are called--must be prepared and equipped to carry out their work in the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 119 and insert the following new section: SEC. 119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS…

Like many of you, as a kid, I learned about Robin Hood. You know the story: he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. But today, I come to talk to you about something a little less storybook. In this case, my friends on the other side…

7 score and 12 years ago, another gentleman from Illinois went to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate the 4- month-old, still unfinished Union cemetery at the site of one of the bloodiest battles in American history. There he would give…

Infrastructure investment is key to growing our economy and creating jobs which is why President Obama committed to a 40 percent increase in infrastructure funding in his budget released this week. Despite the fact that every billion…

The Chicago Cubs, baseball, and all sports has lost a legend. Ernie Banks, ``Mr. Cub,'' passed away last Friday. From humble beginnings, Ernie won two MVPs as a power-hitting shortstop and became an All-Star and a Hall of Famer. But…

A new Congress, but the sights are familiar: the same rhetoric with no regard for the truth. Ahead of another ill-advised vote to approve the Keystone pipeline, the same myths are being spread pitting environmental protection against job…

One of my greatest privileges as a Congressman has been spending time with some of our country's wounded veterans through the USA Warriors Ice Hockey program. USA Warriors provides education, training, motivation, and encouragement for…

Since the Clean Air Act was enacted into law more than 40 years ago, we have seen tremendous progress in cleaning up our air and in protecting thousands of communities around the country. Unfortunately, many Americans are still living in…

This week the House will vote on loosely related bits of campaign fodder bundled together and labeled a ``jobs'' bill. But if we really want to help American workers and boost our economy, let's take a vote to increase the minimum wage…

The NNSA has a tough enough job as it is developing nuclear weapons and handling and restoring the weapons that we already have. We have to make choices here. This is a weapon that won't be needed until 2030, if it is needed at all. They…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 28, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $7,600,000)''. Page 59, line 20, after the dollar amount…

A wise Supreme Court justice said that sunshine is the best disinfectant. It doesn't hurt us to be duplicative. I think it helps us at a time when trust in Congress is at an all-time low to be as open and accountable as possibly we can.

I think that should be something that is, you know, it is publicly posted on many of the agencies' Web sites, but we need to think through if there can be further standardization.

Many are in formats, such as PDF, that are hard for third parties to easily pull the data information out of that.

The other aspects of transparency, you have a lot of data on the central Web site now and you have made extraordinary efforts making this all accessible.