AURORA, Ill. – Today, state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, released the following statement in response to the State of the State address given by Governor Pat Quinn:
“Today, Governor Quinn delivered his State of the State address and discussed this past year’s accomplishments and what challenges lie ahead.
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“My major priorities for this session are focused on job creation, caring for Illinois’ courageous veterans, protecting the middle-class taxpayers, and overall smarter budgeting. We must continue to go line-by-line through the budget plan in order to eliminate inefficiency and unnecessary expenses. In fact, the first place legislature should start cutting the budget is its own pay which was done last year. In addition, I am sponsoring legislation to reduce the salaries of those who sit on state boards and commissions that only meet part time. Just these two changes to the budget alone would free up millions of dollars which could then be used in other unavoidable areas of the budget.
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“I also am in favor of a new capital construction plan. This plan will not only create more job opportunities, but upgrade our public infrastructure and schools too. Moreover, I support a living wage in Illinois that is crafted with employers and workers in mind.”
For more information, please contact Rep. Kifowit’s constituent service office at 630-585-1308, email Stephanie.Kifowit@att.net, or visit www.ILDistrict84.com.
