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"I know personally how important mass transit is to the way of life
in Chicago. Not only did my mother's salary from serving as a CTA
ticket agent help put me through college, but I wouldn't have been
able to get to my classes at Northwestern University, or to high
school before that, without the CTA. "As I have said on many
occasions, I'm in favor of helping the CTA, RTA and other mass
transit authorities across our state. I worked closely with three of
the legislative leaders on a capital plan that would have provided a
major investment in mass transit projects around the state. That
plan was opposed by the House speaker and ended up losing narrowly.
I have also proposed and am continuing to push a plan to close
special business tax loopholes that could generate hundreds of
millions in recurring revenue for mass transit.
"I do not support the plan to require people to pay a higher
sales tax and real estate transfer tax. That just ends up hurting
the very people who rely on mass transit. We shouldn't take more
money from working people when there are major corporations doing
business in Illinois who benefit from a strong mass transit system,
but aren't paying their fair share to help maintain it."
[Text from file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
(Information
on Senate Bill 572)
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