Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Dan Swanson
Largest state budget in Illinois history passes at 4 a.m.
In the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, House and Senate Democrats rammed through the largest state budget in Illinois history. The bill passed the House just after 4 a.m.
Once again, Illinois Democrats presented the text of a 3700-page budget and only provided legislators and the public a short time to review it before it was voted upon. Even though revenue is tight, this budget actually spends more money than last year: $55.9 billion. It required $800 million in tax increases to come up with the money for all the additional spending, which includes an automatic pay raise for politicians.
I voted No because this is an unsustainable path. Illinois must stop the cycle of taxing and spending, and return to fiscal responsibility and living within our means.
