Rebecca Rausch
Rebecca Rausch
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The governor hasn't ruled anything out, but I would characterize that as a distant option.
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The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.
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The governor meets thousands and thousands of people every year, takes pictures with many of them and unfortunately just can't remember every person he encounters. He does not recall meeting Sister Muhammad and, by extension, was not aware of her religious affiliation.
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The governor thinks Tim Martin is the right guy to lead that agency.
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We don't see this as (an expansion of gambling) because it's something that the lottery can already do. It's comparable to a new convenience store going up that sells lottery tickets. That wouldn't be an expansion of gambling.
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We think it's pretty outrageous that they're asking us to cover their legal fees when we're not done with the legal battle.
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We think the right way to provide relief is through tapping the strategic petroleum reserves.
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We think we would be much better served by passing a capital bill. There are a lot of schools in Illinois with needs including those that are still on the list. Passing a comprehensive capital construction program is the right thing to do.
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We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.
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What we're talking about here isn't keno for the sake of keno. It's keno for the sake of school construction. We have a very specific need out there. We have schools that in some cases are deteriorating and crumbling that need our help. This is the way to pay for it.
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We're doing everything we can to pass it. We feel very strongly about the ban.
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We're continuing to do everything we can to get the bill through the House. We're focused on trying to get the 60 votes we need.
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There is going to be give and take in the final budget. We're confident we are going to emerge with a budget that meets the needs of the governor, the legislators who approve it and the people of this state.
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We had been discussing with them, answering questions, but didn't know the attorney general would be issuing an opinion today.