Scherer Reacts to Governor’s Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to Governor Rauner’s annual budget address, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, issued the following statement. “Throughout the governor’s time in office, progress has only been made when the General Assembly agreed to work together...

Stuart Responds to Rauner Budget Address, Calls for Cooperation

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, released the following statement in response to Governor Rauner’s budget address on Wednesday: “The governor used all of his power to try to stop last year’s budget compromise between Democratic and...

Harper: Governor’s Record Speaks for Itself

SPRINGFIELD, Ill– In the moments after Governor Rauner’s budget address, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, released the following statement: “Governor Rauner has failed the people of Illinois. His inaction and inability to work with the legislature to enact a...