Illinois House overrides veto - Budget passes
Rauner & Sanguinetti respond

[July 07, 2017]  On Thursday afternoon, immediately following an emergency lockdown at the Illinois State Capitol building, members of the Illinois House of Representatives voted to override a veto by Governor Bruce Rauner on a state budget plan passed earlier in the week.

According to media sources in Springfield, the House reconvened around 4:15 p.m. after a white substance scattered in various locations in the Capitol building was found to be non-threatening. The House quickly moved into the voting session, and successfully overrode Rauner's veto with the exact number of votes needed to do so - 71.

Following the vote, Rauner and Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti issued the following statements.

Governor’s Statement on Speaker Madigan’s 32% Income Tax Hike

Governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to override the Governor’s veto of Speaker Madigan’s 32 percent permanent income tax hike:

“Today was another step in Illinois’ never-ending tragic trail of tax hikes. Speaker Madigan’s 32 percent permanent income tax increase will force another tax hike in the near future. His tax-and-spend plan is not balanced, does not cut enough spending or pay down enough debt, and does not help grow jobs or restore confidence in government. It proves how desperately we need real property tax relief and term limits. Now more than ever, the people of Illinois must fight for change that will help us create a brighter future.”

Lieutenant Governor’s Statement on Speaker Madigan’s 32% Income Tax Hike

SPRINGFIELD – Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti released the following statement.

“Today, Speaker Madigan got his wish. Springfield is back to business-as-usual: tax increases, unbalanced budgets, and phony reforms. For two years, the majority party has held our state hostage in a budget crisis. Why? For a 32% permanent income tax increase they could have passed two years ago. Businesses and families are fleeing our state. The only way out of this financial crisis is to pass the real reforms and pro-growth policies our businesses and families so desperately need.”

[LDN with text from the offices of Governor Bruce Rauner and Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti]