Politics

"Repeatedly, Republican legislators tout community investments, despite voting against them," Democratic Party of Illinois spokesperson Gwen Pepin said. "It's difficult to justify why an elected official would try to block funds to fire departments and first responders—the very people who help keep their constituents safe." #funding #republicans #firstresponder

The Democratic Party of Illinois is also encouraging the public to contribute through an online donation registry to help expand the number of families served during the event. #democrats #babyshower #belleville

The governor opened the conversation by touching on a hot button issue in the recent legislative session – data center power usage and the POWER Act, which didn’t make it through to passing in Springfield. #pritzker #climate #centersquare

The Democratic Party of Illinois contends that the conflict with Iran has contributed to higher fuel prices and increased government spending. #trump #gas #iran

The Liberty Justice Center sued the federal government alongside small businesses, arguing Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs were illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The group won their lawsuit Feb 20. #jbpritzker #tariffs #centersquare

Balkema, R-Channahon, said the relocation shows Illinois needs to rethink its approach to economic policy. “I’m happy that that is occurring, but I also understand it,” Balkema said. “As I tour businesses throughout the district and the state, the top two things that businesses fear about Illinois and need help in is rules and regulations is absolutely the number one.” #centersquare #truevalue #buisness

The party argued that Bailey's refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden's victory reflects continued alignment with Trump's claims about the election. #democrats #bailey #elections

The Democratic Party of Illinois cited several past statements made by Bailey, including remarks from an April interview in which he reportedly responded "get over it," "it is absolutely 100% irrelevant," and "it doesn't matter anymore" when asked whether Trump lost the 2020 election. #elections #dpi #darrenbailey

"Here is our chance to agree on a bipartisan process to rescue Social Security this year," said Durbin. "We were elected to solve problems — and there's no greater problem than the solvency and future of Social Security." #bill #bipartisan #socialsecurity

"Throughout my twenty-year career as a state legislator, I have stood with immigrant communities, and I know for certain: being an immigrant, being Brown, or being scared of ICE should not be a death sentence," Hernandez said. #ice #democraticparty #immigrants