Hoffman Reacts to Governor’s Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, releases the following statement regarding Governor JB Pritzker’s budget address:

“We’ve heard the governor’s Budget Address, which means the hard work will begin. Now, we’ll make sure that we’re doing all we can to make the lives of everyone in our community and across Illinois more affordable.

“People right here in our community are struggling to make ends meet between the high cost of groceries, childcare, prescriptions, utilities, and other basic necessities. I’m going to make sure we build another fiscally responsible budget that exhausts all avenues to make lives easier.

“Policies and chaos in Washington complicate our budget, but it’s a bump in the road we must deal with. While federal funding for SNAP and other social programs are cut, we must work to fund them in Illinois.

“Every year we have the opportunity to build a responsible, practical, balanced and impactful budget. We have to fight harder than ever to balance the budget and fund policies that are important for our community.”