In a recent radio interview, Illinois State Rep. John Bradley spoke extensively about his voting record on the state's largest spending plan in history — and Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot said the answers Bradley gave to many of the questions were "an attempt to cover up."
"Everybody knows there's got to be cuts," Bradley said during the interview. "I’ve voted for cuts. I’ll continue to vote for cuts. I've forced cuts through the Revenue (and Finance) Committee over the years. That’s not a problem, so let's just figure out to what extent we’ve got to cut and do it in a fair way and get on down the road."
DeGroot maintained Bradley's "words do not match his record in Springfield."
"Last month, Bradley voted not once but twice for Mike Madigan's (Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois) reckless, wildly unbalanced budget (SB 2048)," DeGroot said. "The Madigan-Bradley budget, $7 billion out-of-balance, is the largest spending plan in state history and also contains the largest budget deficit in state history. The budget deficit is so large, it would require a $1,000 tax hike on every Illinois family to balance."
DeGroot called Madigan and Bradley "double-talking politicians who say one thing in their districts and do another in Springfield."
"As long as Bradley refuses to break with Mike Madigan, Southern Illinois schools, prisons, and social service providers risk closing," he said. "Bradley's record is clear — he chose Madigan over Southern Illinois and voted for the largest, most unbalanced spending plan in state history."
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