Quotes from Mike Quigley

A lot of the O'Hare Modernization Plan may have been a mistake.

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.

It's time to elevate the debate in this country and allow the public to access the same neutral, unbiased, nonpartisan information that we in Congress rely on every day.

We can't allow ourselves to descend down the rabbit hole of unbridled partisanship for partisan sake.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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

The FDA first began prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood in the early 1980s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, when the risk from blood transfusion was just beginning to be understood. In the decades to follow, the 'lifetime ban' was left largely unchanged.

Inhumane treatment of the undocumented cannot be rewarded with repeated budget increases. It goes against our country's most fundamental values and cannot continue. We must cut I.C.E.s budgets until these concerns are addressed.

Since 2001, I've done what every elected official should be doing in government right now. My staff and I took a look at the books, thought outside the box and proposed reforms.

Illinois and Chicago have shown they can compete on the world stage, and we will continue to answer the challenge.

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

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

Scaling back the U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-armed submarines to eight would maintain a robust deterrent at sea while generating billions in savings and easing pressure on the Navy's shipbuilding budget.

Denial of contraception to women without the financial means to afford it could cause substantial economic burdens, and even greater burdens if the lack of contraception results in an unintended pregnancy.

As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core.

Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.

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.'

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

President Trump's frequent, unfiltered use of his personal Twitter account as a means of official communication is unprecedented. If the President is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference.

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

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

Ironically enough, why I got into politics is because I came to the conclusion that if you wanted to save the world, which in my mind was through the environment, those elected officials seemed to be the ones who made a lot of the important decisions, if not the most important decisions.

I do believe that the majority of elected officials worked very hard and their heart is in the right place.

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