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title: "3 Budget Quotes By Mike Quigley"
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> [Scaling back the U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-armed submarines to eight would maintain a robust deterrent at sea while generating billions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/scaling-back-the-u-s-fleet-of-14-nuclear-armed-submarines-to-eight/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

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> [Inhumane treatment of the undocumented cannot be rewarded with repeated budget increases. It goes against our country's most fundamental values and cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/inhumane-treatment-of-the-undocumented-cannot-be-rewarded-with/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

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> [We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/we-need-to-replace-hyperbole-with-a-reasonable-informed-discussion/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/mike-quigley-3276_about_we-need-to-replace-hyperbole-with-a-reas_1747170.jpg)

## Other authors on Budget

## More by Mike Quigley

> [If nothing else, the cyber attacks that occurred during the 2016 presidential election have laid bare the very real vulnerabilities that exist across our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/if-nothing-else-the-cyber-attacks-that-occurred-during-the-2016/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/i-introduced-the-transparency-in-government-act-a-multi-faceted/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/the-real-cost-of-corruption-in-government-whether-it-is-local-state/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/once-you-ve-stared-death-in-the-face-every-day-is-a-good-day/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [We can be just as safe with a smaller, more efficient nuclear arsenal at less cost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/we-can-be-just-as-safe-with-a-smaller-more-efficient-nuclear-arsenal/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [I think you see a clear pattern of people in the Trump campaign coordinating with Russians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/i-think-you-see-a-clear-pattern-of-people-in-the-trump-campaign/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [Racial politics in Chicago has a long history of being intertwined with the mayor's race, but I'd like to think we're past much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/racial-politics-in-chicago-has-a-long-history-of-being-intertwined/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [There are more kids playing hockey, and the game has become more diverse from a cultural, ethnic and geographic point of view, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/there-are-more-kids-playing-hockey-and-the-game-has-become-more/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/passionately-defending-one-s-principles-is-crucial-representing-your/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/ever-since-i-arrived-in-washington-in-april-2009-i-have-been-fighting/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [What America really needs is a long-term bill that makes significant investments in our transportation infrastructure and reforms the highway trust fund to ensure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/what-america-really-needs-is-a-long-term-bill-that-makes-significant/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/i-don-t-buy-that-there-s-nothing-we-can-do-to-stop-criminals-and-the/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/just-the-circumstances-of-being-in-d-c-people-give-you-books-and/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [Denial of contraception to women without the financial means to afford it could cause substantial economic burdens, and even greater burdens if the lack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/denial-of-contraception-to-women-without-the-financial-means-to/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

> [There is no doubt that blood must be screened in order to keep Americans safe and healthy and I am committed to working with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-quigley/there-is-no-doubt-that-blood-must-be-screened-in-order-to-keep/)

[Mike Quigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-quigley/)

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