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News From the
Illinois General Assembly
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2019
Contact: Justin Krolik
Rep. Parkhurst Statement on Graduated Income Tax Vote
Kankakee, IL – Today the House voted 73-44 to place an amendment to the Illinois Constitution to allow for a graduated income tax structure on the ballot in the General Election in November, 2020. Below is a statement from State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee):
“Illinois already suffers from the highest tax burden in the nation, including the District of Columbia. Our property tax burden is the second highest in the nation, only behind New Jersey. With the passage of the graduated tax, we are taking another step in moving away from the taxpayer protections provided in the constitution with the flat tax.
The General Assembly sent a message loud and clear today that Illinois is not willing to reform our government and spending, but is willing to raise our taxes. It is not willing to pursue job-creating policies, but is willing to raise our taxes.
If we learned anything today, we learned that the majority party is simply not interested in working to fix the structural deficiencies of our state government and would instead prefer to just raise taxes again on middle-class families.”
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Justin Krolik | Communications Analyst
Illinois General Assembly | Office of the House Republican Leader
Office (815) 523-7779
Email jkrolik@hrs.ilga.gov | Find us everywhere at ilhousegop.org
News From
State Representative David Allen Welter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2019
Rep. Welter statement on passage of Graduated Tax amendment
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative David Allen Welter, R-Morris, issued the following statement following the passage of legislation placing a constitutional amendment referendum to enact a graduated tax on the November 2020 General Election ballot today:
“An overwhelming number of Illinois families don’t trust the legislature to do much. They don’t trust us to protect children in the state’s care because we have failed them all too often; they don’t trust that we’re actually spending lottery revenue on education because that was a shell game with Illinois taxpayers; they don’t trust us to fully fund pensions because for too long we took holidays and shorted the funds and we’re about to do it again this year under the Governor’s proposed budget. They don’t trust us because of the corruption we have allowed to flourish in Illinois; like teach for a day and receive a pension for life. Four governors elected since 1960 have gone to prison. No other state can match that.
The facts are clear. Based on official numbers from the Department of Revenue, we have the money to pass a balanced budget with no tax increases and no cuts to essential social service programs that we all care about. Illinois does not need, and our taxpayers cannot afford, a graduated income tax. Passing this amendment sends the wrong message to working families and job creators in Illinois. Make no mistake – Governor Pritzker’s candid admission that he cannot give any guarantees that there won’t be more changes to the rates means higher taxes on middle-income earners in the not-too-distant future should the graduated tax become law. I chose to stand with the taxpayers of Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle and Will Counties by voting No.”
The legislation is Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #1. It was previously approved by the State Senate on May 1 along party lines in a vote of 40-19.
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2019
Batinick Votes Against Tax Hike
SPRINGFIELD—Today the House of Representatives voted on the graduated income tax proposal, Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 1 (SJRCA1), which would remove the flat income tax guarantee from the Illinois Constitution. State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) voted against the amendment, and released the below statement following today’s vote:
“We have an inability to manage our finances. I certainly agree with that. We are already a high tax state, and in terms of managing our finances, it seems like we are squandering what revenue we do have.
The Democrats of Illinois have an insatiable appetite for spending. It will never be satisfied. It will never be enough. I have seen a parade of anti-growth bills that make the cost of running government more expensive. With this proposal they are taxing more of a shrinking pie. This isn’t about fixing our biggest issues, like the pension system, it’s about continuing the culture of tax and spend.”
The constitutional amendment passed with 73 members voting in favor of the legislation.
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Colleen King | Communications Analyst
Illinois General Assembly | Office of the House Republican Leader
Work (312) 814-4898 Cell (630) 303-3611
Email cking@hrs.ilga.gov | Find us everywhere at ilhousegop.org
