Mike Quigley : (8) " 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. " - Mike Quigley " If the U.S. fails to set the rules for global trade, then other countries with records of environmental and labor abuses, like China, will step in to fill the void. " - Mike Quigley " 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. " - Mike Quigley " 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. " - Mike Quigley " We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability. " - Mike Quigley " 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. " - Mike Quigley " We must not let politicians who believe they are above the Constitution interfere with the personal health decisions of women. It is the job of a woman, not a politician, to make informed decisions about her own pregnancy. " - Mike Quigley " Congress must take some thoughtful and targeted steps towards long-term solvency in the Social Security program. One such step is to eliminate the cap on income that is taxed for Social Security. " - Mike Quigley