Canty Challenges Trump’s Extreme Attacks on Illinois Families, Communities, and the Rule of Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, condemned the cruel, destructive and unlawful orders President Donald Trump has issued during his first weeks in office, passing a series of formal resolutions aimed at calling out Trump’s extremism an moving Illinois in a fundamentally better direction.

“This president has shown he is eager to trample on the rights of kids, seniors and those with disabilities; that he will take cruel and unnecessary steps that put people’s lives at risk, and embrace radical ideas that will tank our economy,” Canty said. “These constitutional overreaches are the acts of an administration that’s not interested in giving assistance to working families or building a better future.”

The Canty-backed resolutions call out Trump, his extreme allies in Washington, and the special interests supporting him. These measures also highlight efforts Illinois has taken to move in a better direction by prioritizing work to help families make ends meet, reduce the cost of living, and protect access to lifesaving services.

Canty voted to:
– Call out President Trump for pardoning the confessed and convicted criminals charged for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who beat and killed police officers in the U.S. Capitol.

– Challenge the administration’s immoral efforts to block lifesaving services for people in need and for working families, jeopardizing the economy and the services people depend on for everything from food assistance, to healthcare, to housing assistance, and more.

– Oppose the dangerous Trump trade agenda, which will raise costs on everything local families purchase, increase housing costs, raise the price of home energy, and dramatically increase inflation pressures on families’ budgets.

– Rebuke the president’s efforts to double down on a broken immigration system, and his unconstitutional order to strip away citizenship protections in the United States Constitution.

– Fight against Trump attacks on workplace protections, equal pay, and longstanding policies enhancing opportunity for all cloaked in anti-DEI rhetoric.

“Despite the physical violence, even against law enforcement, and near destruction of this country’s democratic process inflicted by the criminals who stormed our Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump’s first act was to pardon thousands of them,” Canty said. “This is not a man fit to lead our nation, but I’m confident the people in this community won’t succumb to the chaos and fear he is so intent on creating.”