Hernandez Focusing on Budget that Invests in Affordable Future for Illinois Families

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, responded to the Governor’s annual budget address on Wednesday, releasing a statement to establish her commitment to a state budget focused on families’ budgets:

“The federal administration has frozen billions of taxpayer dollars while working-families struggle to afford housing, healthcare, childcare and education. The freezing of these funds not only affects our immigrant communities by taking away important resources for daily lives, it also affects working families that depend on food and other resources and programs that alleviate their daily economic hardships. 

“While we can’t reverse the federal policies or extreme cuts, we can take charge of what we can control. 

“For the next couple of months, I will continue to work with House Democrats to negotiate a compassionate and responsible state budget that invests in an affordable future for working families in Illinois. 

“I will personally focus on prioritizing a budget to invest in small businesses in our community, make grants available for non-profit organizations to keep helping our neighborhoods thrive, increase funding for every level of education and direct funding to food and housing security resources for at-risk communities. 

“I will continue to work here in Springfield to make sure our future continues to be bright and strong for the community of the 50th District. I look forward to negotiating a compassionate budget worthy of our community.”