A press release from state Senator McConchie:

McConchie: Budget increases taxes, kicks the can down the road

Springfield, IL… State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) released the following statement regarding Governor J.B. Pritzker’s State Budget Address:

Dan McConchie

“While I appreciate the fact that the Governor laid out a balanced budget plan, it unfortunately does so by increasing taxes and kicking the can down the road on our pension problem.

“Borrowing $2 billion for our pensions, while pushing off almost $900 million in payments this year, only creates additional problems for our children and repeats the failed policies of the past.

“I recognize that the Governor’s proposal is just a start.

“It’s going to take a lot of work going forward in order to produce a balanced budget that does not fall on the backs of taxpayers.

“I encourage the Governor and the supermajority to hold true on their word to work in a bipartisan way.

“Unfortunately, the Governor failed to work across the aisle on the minimum wage proposal so I hope that’s not a sign of what’s to come.

“Only time will tell.”