News from
State Representative David Allen Welter
For Immediate Release Contact: Rep. Welter
January 29, 2020 (815) 416-1475
Rep. Welter reaction to State of the State
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative David Allen Welter, R-Morris, issued the following statement today in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State address delivered to a joint session of the General Assembly:
“I am cautiously optimistic about the tone the Governor set today with respect to the need to work together on a bipartisan basis. Our state is not growing. Since, 2014, our population has shrunk by more than 150,000 people. That is more than the entire population of the City of Joliet. The most impactful thing we can do to reverse this trend is work together to deliver meaningful, lasting property tax relief for Illinois families and job creators. Springfield has studied and talked about this issue long enough. We have an opportunity this year to actually get it done. That is the goal I am working toward. I extend the hand of cooperation to the Governor and lawmakers from both parties as we put our noses to the grindstone and work on making Illinois a more affordable place to live, work, raise a family and retire.”
| News FromState Representative Mark Batinick For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 29th, 2020 Contact:cking@hrs.ilga.gov Batinick Reacts to the State of the State SPRINGFIELD— Today Governor JB Pritzker gave his annual State of the State Address to a joint assembly of the House and Senate. State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) released the following statement in reaction to today’s address: “This year we have seen too many cases of corruption cracking the foundation of our government. While I appreciate the Governor’s support today on ethics reform, there is still much more to be done to root out this culture of corruption. We can’t pass enough laws to make people do the right thing, but to stop influence peddling, we can adopt term limits and redistricting reform to prevent absolute power and keep lawmakers in check. Beyond real ethics reform, Illinois’ pension system remains our state’s biggest burden. Last year we made progress on pension reform efforts, but we need to build on this momentum to secure our state’s long-term future. I look forward to working with the Governor and my colleagues, including those across the aisle to accomplish this.” ### Colleen King | Communications AnalystIllinois General Assembly | Office of the House Republican LeaderWork (312) 814-4898 Cell (630) 303-3611Email cking@hrs.ilga.gov | Find us everywhere at ilhousegop.org |
