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

 

[February 22, 2024] 

State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) released the following statement in response to the Governor’s budget and state of the state address:

“While there are areas of common agreement within the Governor’s budget proposal, I am deeply concerned with his continued prioritization of funding noncitizen programs at the expense of Illinois families.

“This proposal will raise taxes on Illinoisans by more than a billion dollars, roughly the same amount of money he wants to spend on noncitizen programs. Far too many Illinoisans are currently struggling to afford necessities, including groceries and prescriptions. It is completely unacceptable for the Governor to ask those very Illinoisans to foot the bill for the ongoing migrant crisis that the Governor’s policies helped create.

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