Rebecca Rausch
Rebecca Rausch
governor guy lead martin thinks tim
The governor thinks Tim Martin is the right guy to lead that agency.
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.
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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.
distant governor ruled
The governor hasn't ruled anything out, but I would characterize that as a distant option.
agreed far good governor house initial learned meet president progress senate
It was a good meeting. They made some initial progress, agreed to meet again, and learned the House speaker, Senate president and governor are not that far apart.
agency asked directors governor help kids promote
Agency directors were asked to help the governor promote All Kids where they can,
asking cover legal outrageous
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.
build good meeting
We feel like it's a good meeting and it's something to build on.
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.
consider general ideas willing
We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.
affect environment link obvious
So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there.
bill continuing focused trying votes
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.
business deals dissect private
Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does.
anyone cannot mind return system understand
We cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would want to return to the system that we inherited.