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Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
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Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
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My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
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I'm watching alongside Illinoisans what's happening in our country right now with dread.
The authoritarian playbook is laid bare: they point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems.
What comes next?
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Going along to get along doesn't work.
Just ask the Trump-fearing red state Governors dealing with the same cuts we are.
I won't be fooled twice.
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There's one thing teachers and parents alike are citing as an impediment to our students' success and mental health: cell phones.
This session, we're moving forward with legislation requiring school districts to adopt a cell phone policy that bans their usage during class.
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We can't lose the forward momentum we're making in our students' success.
Our historic investments in Evidence-Based Funding have led to higher test scores and graduation rates.
I believe in building on what works - our budget proposes an increase in our commitment.
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The days of unchecked health insurance greed are coming to an end here in Illinois.
We're dismantling predatory practices one by one to lower the cost of health care for working families.
This year, we’re banning prior authorization for all behavioral health care.
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A sudden illness or accident shouldn't leave you with a lifetime sentence of poverty.
Today I'm announcing a second batch of medical debt cancellations, made possible through our landmark program established last year.
Over 100,000 Illinoisans have now seen their debt erased.
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Folks will tell you that Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen in health care — driving up prices and putting small, local pharmacies out of business.
I'm proposing we reign in their predatory practices and help reduce drug costs by hundreds of dollars per year on average.
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Only an idiot would think we should eliminate emergency response in a natural disaster, education and healthcare for disabled children, gang crime investigations, clean air and water programs, monitoring of nursing home abuse, nuclear reactor regulation, and cancer research.
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Unlike certain departments of government efficiency, our spending will reflect reality.
We are proposing cost-saving operational efficiencies, consolidating unnecessary funds, eliminating dormant boards and commissions, and overhauling state purchasing to save taxpayers money.
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I'm proud to say this year's budget proposal is balanced and responsible.
We are demonstrating fiscal discipline — all to preserve the progress we've made, streamline our departments, and deliver for Illinoisans without raising taxes.
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Since I became governor, each of our budgets has been an effort to strengthen our fiscal foundation that builds prosperity throughout Illinois.
Together, we've paid down our debt, grown our Rainy Day Fund, improved our pension-funded ratio, and earned nine credit upgrades.