Senator Sally Turner reacts to Governor’s Budget/State of State Address

 

[April 04, 2023] 

Illinois State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) released the following statement in response to the Governor’s Budget/State of the State address:

“Over the past few years, Illinois has greatly benefited from a massive influx of federal dollars. However, the sad reality is that this revenue stream is quickly drying up and the nation faces a looming recession.

“The Governor appears to be ignoring this harsh truth in his budget plan and has even proposed increasing our permanent spending by $3 billion. If we do as he asks, we are setting Illinoisans up for a major tax increase down the road.

“As the budget process unfolds over the next few months, I implore the Governor and the members of the Majority Party to reconsider this plan and focus on priorities that we can all agree on – priorities like funding child care and programs for Illinoisans with developmental disabilities.”

[Marcus J. Durrett
Illinois Senate Republican Staff
Communications and Public Affairs]

EDITOR NOTE:  See the Governors budget address and other commentaries in the State, Nation and World News section of Lincoln Daily News