American - Politician | October 17, 1958 -
I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won.
Mike Quigley
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Only in Chicago do they care more about who the mayor is than who's president.
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Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day.
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It is the duty of Congress to ensure our lead regulations are up to date and consistent with modern detection methods so that we can better protect children from the harmful consequences of exposure.
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Everything is connected, so you can't just live in a Trumpian world and be an isolationist when you're managing government by congressional district or by city. The mentality that you can cut off one area to punish a policy just doesn't work in the real world... it's cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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We didn't build the modern country to be bike-friendly - our initial round of infrastructure was not designed to think about how to get around if you're not in a car. So we've got to be targeting resources, both nationally and locally, to how people are going to get around in the new world.
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I learned that Chicago lunches are terrible. If I was a Chicago student, I would ask my mom to pack a lunch.
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The problem in D.C. is that everything is on paper, and it's theoretical.
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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.'
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President Trump's executive order creating a Muslim ban undermines the foundational ideals of the United States, a nation founded by immigrants.
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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.
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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.
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