Here’s a memo from Governor Bruce Rauner’s Office of Management and Budget to the Illinois House of Representatives: To: Members of the Illinois House of Representatives From: Tim Nuding, Director, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget Date: March 3, 2016 … Continue reading
Here’s the message that was sent out by MoveOn.org asking people to show up Congressman Peter Roskam’s Bloomingdale office at noon on Tuesday. One would assume that similar messages were sent concerning demonstrations at all the other Republican congressmen’s offices. … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Statement on Support of Spending Cuts in Funding for Congress “This bill is an important step in bringing Washington’s spending problem under control.” WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Joe Walsh made the … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh about the budget: Rep. Walsh, 86 Members to Send Letter to GOP Leadership, Asking to Stop McConnell Plan “Republicans weren’t elected in November to ‘Cut, Run and Hide’, which is exactly what the … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Goodlatte-Walsh Balanced Budget Amendment Scheduled for Vote on House Floor WASHINGTON – The Goodlatte-Walsh Balanced Budget Amendment, H.J.Res.1, is scheduled for a vote the week of July 18th. This is the first time … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh about today’s vote on the Agriculture budget bill. The amendment about which he speaks passed 283-128. Ethanol subsidies were involved Congressman Walsh statement on support of massive cuts in Agriculture Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon has issued the following end of session press release: Legislators Approve First Balanced Budget in Years $33.2 Budget Package Includes Full Pension Payment and No Borrowing SPRINGFIELD…..Conservative budget figures, fiscal discipline and a bipartisan approach has … Continue reading
The following is on the main page of the Lake in the Hills web site: Local Government Distributive Fund The state is faced with a $13 billion budget deficit. This budget deficit has been allowed to grow over several years … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Tryon Votes in Favor of Balanced Budget Springfield…..Today legislators in the Illinois House of Representatives took a dramatic step forward by passing the first budget in years that actually forces the … Continue reading
A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon to his constituents: Friends, As the General Assembly heads into its final weeks of the legislative session, I wanted to update you on some important pieces of legislation. Budget talks are taking center … Continue reading
Four freshman Tea Party Republican “Stars” were interrogated by ABC’s Christine Armapour Sunday morning. This Left Stream Media host relentlessly pushed the left wing agenda of the Barack Obama Administration. You can find the entire nine-minute video here. A shorter, … Continue reading
Look at this March 31st video billed by MSNBC as “MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell goes toe-to-toe with Tea Party Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Illinois) about the so-called Government Shutdown Prevention Act” and you’ll know why Democrat Melissa Bean’s handlers would not … Continue reading
Illinois Senate Republicans have rolled out their suggested budget cuts and challenge Democrats to do likewise in the press release below: Sen. Althoff, Republicans unveil budget plan SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) joined Senate Republicans today in unveiling … Continue reading
U.S. Representative Joe Walsh was joined by 157 other Congressmen when he voted against the continuing budget resolution to allow government to spend as much as it during the last budget year. His press release follows: The resolution didn’t defund … Continue reading
Althoff: Illinois racing toward fiscal cataclysm, urges immediate spending cuts Springfield, Ill — Even with Gov. Pat Quinn’s recent 67 percent tax hike, Illinois continues to race toward a fiscal cataclysm that will leave the state with an annual deficit … Continue reading
In sixteen years in the Illinois General Assembly, I don’t remember voting on how much money we thought would be available. That’s a necessary element if one is to follow the State Constitution’s balanced budget requirement. There would be some … Continue reading
Last week the Freshmen class of House Republicans forced its will upon the longer term members, including the Leaders, and cut more from the budget than the more established Republicans desired. Here is Joe Walsh’s press release on the session … Continue reading
Talking about his proposal to borrow $8.75 billion ($6 billion or so to pay off overdue bills, the rest for what Democrats do best, new spending, I guess), Governor Pat Quinn said, “Saying ‘No’ is not enough unless you are … Continue reading
Here is State Rep. Mike Tryon’s latest message to constituents: Friends, Governor Pat Quinn delivered an annual budget address today which includes $8.75 billion in new borrowing and $1.7 billion in new spending for the fiscal year that will begin … Continue reading
The Conservative government in Great Britain is selling off 90% of the Royal Mail. That prompted me to think of what the State of Illinois could sell. Tollways, of course, were targeted by former Governor Rod Blagojevich. I think the … Continue reading
