SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) released the following statement after Governor JB Pritzker presented a Budget Address and State of the State for members of the Illinois General Assembly today:
“This is Governor Pritzker’s eighth budget he’s proposed, and the eighth budget proposal that I will not be able to support. Since taking office, our budget has risen 40%. The Democrats’ solution is always to raise taxes and grasp at whatever they can to increase revenues. The Governor’s reckless proposed budget is the largest in history and panders to his political allies and leaves Southern Illinois in the dark. While I’m pleased to see the Governor admit his failures on energy policy by focusing on more baseload energy instead of wind and solar, we are now years behind our neighbors when it comes to nuclear. Illinoisans deserved real solutions, and Governor Pritzker failed to deliver.”
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