Rebecca Rausch
Rebecca Rausch
affect environment link obvious
So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there.
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Patti was able to work much more this year than she has in recent years, ... For one, she wasn't pregnant and she didn't have a newborn at home.
apparently believes creation health hire job law money raising taxes using
Gov. Blagojevich believes in not raising taxes and using the money we have for schools, health care, job creation and law enforcement. The treasurer apparently believes we should take the people's money and use it to hire more employees.
budget budgets process
The budget is a process of give and take.
build building discussion reason roads support
The reason why we're having this discussion is because we want to build schools. Keno is a way we can do that. We don't see a reason why legislators wouldn't support building roads or schools.
few helping minutes positive president seemed spent
The president seemed positive about helping us. They spent just a few minutes talking.
distant governor ruled
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.
aware governor meeting meets muhammad people pictures recall religious remember sister takes thousands
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.
governor guy lead martin thinks tim
The governor thinks Tim Martin is the right guy to lead that agency.
comparable expansion lottery sells store
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.
petroleum provide relief strategic tapping
We think the right way to provide relief is through tapping the strategic petroleum reserves.
capital illinois including needs passing program schools served
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.
consider general ideas willing
We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.