Rebecca Rausch
Rebecca Rausch
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We feel like it's a good meeting and it's something to build on.
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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.
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We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.
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So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there.
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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.
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Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does.
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We cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would want to return to the system that we inherited.
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The organizations listed on our news release verbally gave us their support and indicated they'd be sending in letters.
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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.
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We think the right way to provide relief is through tapping the strategic petroleum reserves.
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We see it as just another lottery game that's comparable to bingo.