“We won’t be afraid to speak out against the latest policy disasters Illinois Democrats are embracing.” “Over the coming weeks and months, we will hold Pritzker, Madigan, Cullerton, and all Democrats accountable for their false promises because we know that they are the main culprits behind Illinois’ fiscal demise,” Schneider continued. “Over the course of the election and again today, Pritzker promised billions of dollars in new spending, programs, and regulations, all of which our state cannot afford. “It’s clear that Governor Pritzker’s agenda will be the same agenda that has dragged our state down for decades – borrow, tax, spend, repeat,” Schneider said in a statement. Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider, meanwhile, took a difference stance. We are here to be opposed in some ways, but supportive in others.” The Democrats, I don’t think, on and of their own, want to necessarily just deal with ram-rodding their policies through. I honestly think there’s an opportunity for us to leverage the votes that we have to create better public policy. “I’m focused on working with him on that bipartisan solution, as are the members of my caucus. “Pritkzer has opened himself up after his election to talk about how important he wants a bipartisan solution to Illinois’ challenges,” Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady said. Many Republicans said they’re ready and willing to cooperate with Pritzker, too. Responsible fiscal management is a marriage of numbers – and values.”Įven so, Pritzker has repeatedly gone out of his way to emphasize bipartisanship, including saying during his speech that “with all the challenges Illinois faces, Democrats and Republicans will work together.”

“I won’t hollow out the functions of government to achieve an ideological agenda – I won’t make government the enemy and government employees the scapegoats. “But be clear about this: I won’t balance the budget on the backs of the starving, the sick and the suffering,” Pritzker said. It was one of several direct swipes he took at Rauner, who was watching from his front row-seat, and who four years ago outlined his vision for the state while also bemoaning its history of “busted budgets and broken government.” Rauner’s insistence on passing union-curbing reforms, and Democrats’ refusal to approve them, set off a partisan stalemate that kept Illinois without a budget for a historic 793 days. “That starts with leadership that abandons single-minded, arrogant notions,” Pritzker said during his inauguration speech.

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