LAWMAKERS ARE REACTING TO GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER’S BUDGET ADDRESS.
DEMOCRATS ARE COMMENDING THE GOVERNOR’S FRANKNESS ABOUT THE STATE’S FISCAL CONDITION, COMBINED WITH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. THAT INCLUDES SENATOR OMAR AQUINO OF CHICAGO.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS SAY THEY APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR SAYING HE WANTS TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS AND IDEAS BUT QUESTION NEW SPENDING AND BORROWING MONEY TO PAY DOWN THE STATE’S PENSION DEBT.