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Turner Calls on Governor to Come to Table, Negotiate with Legislators

May 31, 2017 | Turner

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago released the following statement on May 31, which was scheduled to be the close of the spring legislative session: “I am disappointed that once again, we ended the legislative session without a compromise on the...

Mussman: Governor Needs to Return to the Table to Resolve Budget Impasse

May 31, 2017 | Mussman

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, released the following statement Wednesday: “Two years without a real budget have been devastating for the hardworking, middle-class families and vulnerable residents of our state. I am frustrated that the...

D’Amico Urges Compromise Calls on Governor to Negotiate in Good-Faith

May 31, 2017 | D'Amico

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, released the following statement on the 700th day that the State of Illinois has gone without a budget under Bruce Rauner’s administration: “Each day that goes by that we don’t have a budget, we dig a deeper and...

Scherer To Continue Push For Full Budget, Calls On Rauner To Resume Negotiations

May 31, 2017 | Scherer

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, issued the following statement Wednesday: “The fact that our state has gone two years without a budget is unacceptable. Real people are being hurt by Governor Rauner’s budget impasse, and they can’t wait. The lack...

Crespo Urges Governor to Work on a Path Forward to Close Budget Deficit

May 31, 2017 | Budget, Crespo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, released the following statement on Wednesday: “I am frustrated that the governor continues to play partisan games, all the while the state’s debt burden on taxpayers grows larger every day. His lack of...

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