Mike Quigley
Mike Quigley
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 October 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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The people of Chicago have made it very clear that they favor sensible restrictions on gun ownership.
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It's a lot of fun. Huck just wants to go on an adventure. I hope people get serious notes out of it, but I also hope they leave wanting to go on their own adventures.
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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.
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Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.
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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.
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I wouldn't have run lines nearly as much as I did if it weren't for Jamie.
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We can be just as safe with a smaller, more efficient nuclear arsenal at less cost.
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Strong local support is one reason that we're hopeful about the bill's chances in Congress.
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Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but giving the other guy a political 'win' - is a disservice.
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Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too.
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When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.
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I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers.
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Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend that a large nuclear stockpile will protect us from the most immediate security threats the United States faces.
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There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.