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In response to Gov. Prtizker's Budget Address, State Rep. Tom Weber expressed concern because the budget proposal is nearly $3 billion out of balance and relies on more spending, taxes and another pension holiday. Find more at RepWeber.com.

Speaking on the floor of the Illinois House, Rep. Tim Butler took a moment to commemorate the bicentennial of the first public act passed by the Illinois General Assembly following Illinois statehood. Butler noted the personal significance and honor for him, and other current representatives, who are decedents of members of that first General Assembly. The original document was brought from the state archives and displayed on the House floor for the occasion.

State Representative Tom Weber explains the unintended impact that Senate Bill 1 will have on driving jobs out of Illinois. Find more at RepWeber.com.

During floor debate of SB 172 to allow foreign students at U of I to hold voting positions in student government, which includes university expenditures, Representative Allen Skillicorn said it opens the door to non-citizens voting in Illinois.

Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) calls Gov. Pritzker’s tax, borrow and spend budget more of the same from the failed Democratic playbook.

Representative Marron has filed House Joint Resolution 47 to create the Illinois Coal Ash Task Force. The task force’s goal will be to bring legislators, coal company representatives, environmental experts, and the public together to study the effects of coal ash in the state.

State Representative Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) offers his comments following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 state budget address

State Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, outlines a solution for how Illinois can address the state’s unfunded pension liability and high cost of property taxes.

State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) speaks out in opposition to the unfair graduated income tax proposal which will raise taxes on 77% of Illinoisans and further harm the state’s economy

State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, speaks during debate against a Medicaid rate increase proposal for being brought to the House Floor for a vote outside of the overall state budget plan.

Rep. Tom Bennett presents two bills in the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee on April 12, 2018. The committee moved to recommend “Do Not Pass” the bills, meaning a “Yes” vote was in favor of keeping it in committee while a “No” vote supported sending it on to the House floor.

Learn more about Congressman DePriest and the first African American legislators from Illinois on this episode of Prairies, Presidents & Patriots: https://soundcloud.com/ilppp/im-going...