Sen. Cullerton: Time to Start Focusing on the Budget
Senate President John Cullerton said Monday it’s time for Gov. Bruce Rauner to focus on budget talks and spend less time promoting his “turnaround agenda.”
Speaking to The State Journal-Register editorial board, Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, repeated his belief that the spending plan the Republican governor submitted to lawmakers is wildly out of balance and could result in significant cuts to education and human services unless he opens a discussion for bringing in additional state revenue.
“While it’s interesting he goes around the state and wants to talk about these interesting issues that we’ve been debating here for years and decades, he is the governor. He has to get back to the budget,” Cullerton said.
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