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State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) called Gov. J.B. Pritzker “out-of-touch” following the governor’s annual budget address last Wednesday.
“Today the Governor of Illinois stood before the people of this state of Illinois and demonstrated just how out-of-touch he is with the struggles and challenges Illinoisans have faced in their every-day lives and have had to over the past year,” Bryant said.
Bryant emphasized taxes, which she said Pritzker now is doubling down.
“Just months ago, the voters of this state rejected the administration’s attempt to increase personal income taxes and now tough decisions have to be made to compensate for the governor’s irresponsible spending.”
Bryant echoed other Republicans' concern that Pritzker’s budget is unbalanced, saying that the “$1.7 billion out-of-balance budget cuts funding to things like the Department of Corrections, redirects critical funding from Illinois’ infrastructure, and eliminates hundreds-of-millions of dollars in business incentives.”
Bryant said that Illinoisans need a leader who can be sensible and in control.
“Right now, at a time when the hardworking families and the job creators of this state need responsible leadership — that they needed the most of any time in the state — Gov. Pritzker is once again failing them.”
She said that the “governor presented the most partisan speech I’ve heard in my rather lengthy time in politics.”
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