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>> WELCOME TO ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS
CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE
SPRING SESSION OF THE ILLINOIS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING THE
MONTH OF MAY.
JOINED BY STATE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENT HANNAH MEISEL WHO
IS CONTRIBUTOR TO RICH MILLER.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> THIS WEEK OF COURSE THERE'S
SOME CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN TERMS
OF GETTING A BUDGET DONE BY MAY
31st.
WHAT ARE YOU HEARG?
>> IT SEEMS FROM THE -- WHEN YOU
THINK BACK TO A YEAR AGO AT THIS
TIME IT'S REALLY THE B THAT WE
COULD EXPECT AT THIS POINT IN
MAY.
CONSIDERING THE YEAR IT IS NOW,
THAT HAS GROWN BETWEEN I WOULD
SAY THE HEARS BUT BETWEEN
GOVERNOR AND HOUSE SPEAKER.
SEEMS LIKE THEY COULD DEFINITELY
COME TO SOME SORT OF AN
AGREEMENT, I FEEL LEEK MORE
OFTEN THAN EVERYONE WAS QUITE
EXPECTING.
THE NUMBERS DON'T SEEM TO BE
TERRIBLY OUT OF WHACK FROM WHAT
THE NONPARTISAN --
>> COMMISSION ON --
>> GOVERNMENT FORECASTING
ACCOUNTABILITY HAS.
CALCULATED IN WHAT THE STATE
MIGHT BRING IN.
SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE
HOPEFULLY NOT GOING GO THE TO BE
TOO MANY SNAGS.
I AM NOT GOING TO PLACE THAT ON
THE TABLE YET.
>> THE ENTIRE DASH DID WHEN
GOVERNOR ISSUED VETO ON PIECE OF
GUNG LEGISLATION THAT BASICALLY
REWROTE A LOT OF THAT BILL AND
INSERTED BRINGING BACK THE DEATH
PENALTY FOR MASS MURDERERS AND
POLICE KILLERS.
>> YEAH.
THIS WAS VERY INTERESTING BY THE
GOVERNOR.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING HE HAS REALLY
TALKED ABOUT THAT MUCH BEFORE.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED
LEGISLATURE PUT OUT A BUNCH OF
GUN BILLS IN FEBRUARY IN
RESPONSE TO THE SHOOTING IN
PARKLAND, FLORIDA.
AND THIS SPECIFIC BILL THAT THE
GOVERNOR REWROTE IT WAS 72-HOUR
COOLING OFF PERIOD BETWEEN THE
TIME THAT YOU WANT TO GO AND BUY
A HANDGUN AND BEFORE YOU
ACTUALLY CAN.
WHAT HE DID WAS EXTEND FROM --
TO ALL GUNS BUT IN THE SAME
STROKE OF THE PEN HE ALSO SAID
WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK THE
DEATH PENALTY, SOMETHING THAT
WAS OFFICIALLY ABOLISHED IN
2011.
THAT IS REALLY HARD SELL.
>> THE HOUSE SPONSOR AND
ORIGINAL LEGISLATION IS SHOCKED
BY IT.
WE'LL TALK TO EVERYBODY AND GO
THROUGH THIS THING AND SEE HOW
IT WORKS OUT.
THERE'S ALSO A NEW DEVELOPMENT
THIS WEEK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO
GET A SEPARATE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE -- CAPITAL APPROPRIATION
FOR THE QUINCY VETERAN STREET TO
REPLACE THE WHOLE THING.
>> RIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE -- STAND ALONE
CAPITAL BILL THAT WOULD ENSURE
THAT THINGS WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT
UP IN THE POLITICAL MEYER.
PEOPLE COULD FEEL SAFER BECAUSE
AS WE REMEMBER OUR 13 PEOPLE
WERE KILLED BY LEGIONNAIRE'S
DISEASE.
IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE FOR NOT
JUST -- BUT THE GOVERNOR COME
OUT LOOKING GOOD AT ALL.
THE GOVERNOR SEPARATE, THAT
TAKES AWAY SOME LEVERAGE FROM
DEMOCRATS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE
PRESIDENT SAID THE OTHER DAY
THAT HE WOULD BE OPEN TO IT.
>> WE'LL HEAR A LITTLE LATER IN
THE PROGRAM THAT THERE SEEMS TO
BE SOME BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON
THAT.
HANNAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
COMING UP NEXT WE'LL START
TALKING TO SOME OF THE HOUSE
BUDGETEERS HOW THAT MAY BE
COMING TOGETHER HERE AT THE
CAPITAL.
>> OUR ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CLOSER
TO GETTING THE BUDGET DONE?
WE'LL TALK TO ONE OF THE HOUSE
BUDGET HE CANELS REPUBLICAN DAN
BRADY, GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON
THE PROGRAM.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THERE AVERAGES LEADERS
MEETING THIS WEEK, I DIDN'T HEAR
OF ANYBODY THROWING DEAD CATS AT
ANYBODY.
IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE VERY
PRODUCTIVE BY ALL ACCOUNTS, WHAT
ARE YOU HEARING?
>> I'M OPEN TOE MYSTIC AND
CONTINUE TO BE OPTIMISTIC IN
THESE TIMES THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT
NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT
OF FRUSTRATION LEVEL.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURES ON
EVERYBODY.
ARE REGARDING THE BUDGETARY
PROCESS.
BUT WHAT IS ENCOURAGING TO ME IS
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE THAT THE
LEADERS KEEP MEETING THAT OUR
BUDGETEER GROUP KEEPS MEETING.
WE'RE MOVING, WE DIDN'T HAVE
CONSENSUS ON THAT REVENUE NUMBER
THAT MANY REPUBLICANS, MYSELF
INCLUDED, WANTED TO HAVE.
WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND
WE'RE IN A POSITION TO WHERE
WE'RE LOOKING AT AGENCIES AND
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE.
AT THIS STAGE OF THINGS I THINK
IT'S VERY POSITIVE.
>> I'VE BEEN HEARING IN YEARS
PAST WHEN THE WHOLE THING CAME
DOWN TO LIKE RIGHT BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.
THEY STOPPED THE CLOCK.
AT THIS POINT WE'RE COUPLE OF
WEEKS OUT TO HAVE THESE -- THIS
KIND OF DISCUSSION STILL GOING
IN A POSITIVE WAY IS NOT
INSIGNIFICANT.
>> NO, IT'S NOT INSIGNIFICANT AT
ALL.
THAT'S THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT
I'M ACTUALLY SPREADING.
WE'RE HAVING OUR DISCUSSIONS
COULD THINGS CHANGE IN A MINUTE,
SURE, AROUND HERE, EVERYBODY
KNO THAT.
RIGHT NOW THE POSITIVE IS LET'S
KEEP RIDING THE WAVE OF WHAT
APPEARS TO BE GOOD FAITH
NEGOTIATIONS AND WE'LL CONTINUE
THAT.
>> SOMETIMES, WELL, DEMOCRATS
ARE SLOW WALKING THAT OR
REPUBLICANS AREN'T GIVING US THE
BILLS TO GET THE THING TOGETHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF RHETORIC THAT
FLIES AROUND HERE BUT WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S
SUBSTANTIVE WORK HAPPENING BELOW
THE SIDELINES.
>> THERE IS.
THAT WORK HAS TO REALLY GO BELOW
THE RADAR SCREEN IN ORDER TO
KEEP GETTING THINGS MOVING
ALONG.
AND SO THE REPORTS ARE
ENCOURAGING, MY INTERACTION, MY
COLLEAGUES, DO WE HAVE BUMPS
SURE, THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE
TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A MASSIVE
BUDGET AND TRYI TO BE
IDENTIFIED THE PRESSURES THAT
ARE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTS
OF OUR BUDGET AND THE QUESTION
OF THE REVENUE.
SO, WITH THAT WE CONTINUE.
THE BLUEPRINT IS IN PLACE FROM
WHAT THE GOVERNOR DID.
OBVIOUSLY WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO
BUILD.
>> HEAVY LIFTING WAS DONE LAST
YEAR, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THE
TAX INCREASE OR NOT.
IT'S IN PLACE, THERE'S NO OP
TIGHT TO DO ANOTHER INCREASE
DURING AN ELECTION YEAR AT ALL.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A
NUMBER TO AGREE ON MAKE
EVERYTHING CONFORM TO IT.
>> TRUE.
YOU BRING UP A VERY GOOD POINT.
IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR.
THE FLIP SIDE THAT HAVE ELECTION
YEAR IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE
RANK OR FILE, REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT THAT WANTS TO GO BACK
TO THEIR DISTRICT EXPLAIN WHY WE
HAVE NO BUDGET.
>> WE'RE ALSO IN A SITUATION
THIS WEEK WHERE WE'RE HEARING
SOME REALLY INTERESTING STUFF ON
GUN CONTROL, THE GOVERNOR OF
COURSE EARLIER THIS WEEK ISSUED
A MANDATORY VETO, REWROTE ONE OF
THE ORIGINAL BILLS.
HE'S GOT THAT.
HE WANTS TO REINSTATE THEEATH
PENALTY FOR MASS MURDERERS AND
PEOPLE WHO KILL POLICE OFFICERS.
STIRRED UP A LOT OF CONTROVERSY.
IS THAT GOING TO SUCCEED HERE OR
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO WITH
THAT?
>> TIME WILL TELL.
ONE THING FOR SURE WITH THE
ISSUE REGARDING GUN CONTROL AND
ISSUE OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN
SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED
'ROSS THIS COUNTRY.
EVEN MOST RECENTLY IN DIXON,
ILLINOIS, THANK GOODNESS IT
TURNED OUT THE WAY IT DID.
WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT SOME OF
THE POINTS THAT HE PUT IN THE
MANDATORY VETO.
SOME OF THOSE IDEAS HAVE BEEN
WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL SIDE OF
THINGS, SCHOOL SAFETY SIDE OF
THINGS AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE
CAN DO ESPECIALLY IN AREA OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING,
THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS IS.
SO THE REST OF IT WILL PLAY
ITSELF OUT BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THE RESPONSE TO THE
VERNOR'S MANDATORY VETO SOME
OF THE THINGS HE PUT IN, SOME
GOOD, SOME NOT SO GOOD.
>> SENATE IS SENDING ANOTHER
REVISED BILL OVER HERE ON GUN
LICENSING, DS IT ANSWER A LOT
OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED
WHEN IT WAS VETOED EARLIER?
>> THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
AS IT'S COMING TO THE HOUSE WE
NEED TO LOOK AT MORE INDEPTH.
CERTAINLY IT WAS NOT SOMETHING
THAT I WAS IN FAVOR OF THE WAY
IT WAS IN THE HOUSE.
I'M OPEN TO TAKING A LOOK.
BUT CERTAINLY HAVE MY CONCERNS
AND RESERVATIONS ABOUT IT.
>> LAST MINUTE, YOU'RE TALKING A
STRONG LOOK AT HIGHER EDUCATION
REORGANIZATION IN THE STATE.
HOW IS THAT MOVING ALONG?
>> IT'S MOVING ALONG GOOD.
IN FACT WE'VE ALREADY FILED SOME
BILLS IN THE SENATE AHEAD OF THE
COMMITTEES.
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS
ACTUALLY PUTTING PIECES,
LEGISLATION OUT THAT IS TRYING
TO DO ASSISTANCE TO THE
STUDENTS, FOLLOW THE STUDENTS,
HELP THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT
THEIR COLLEGE CAREER.
DIFFICULT WITH THE PRESSURES ON
HIGHER EDUCATION.
BUT WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THAT IN
BIPARTISAN FASHION WHICH IS VERY
ENCOURAGING.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AS
ALWAYS.
>> GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION ON
LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE
BUDGET-MAKING PROCESS WITH STATE
REPRESENTATIVE CRESPO, QUESTION
CHAIRMAN OF THE CAUCUS AND CHAIR
OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR
GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE IN
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE
EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM AND
POLICY COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> THIS WEEK OF COURSE ANOTHER
LEADERS MEETING HERE AT THE
CAPITAL WITH THE FOUR LEADERS
AND THE GOVERNOR.
IT SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE ARE COMING
OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS BEING
SOMEWHAT CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
THAT THE DEAL WILL GET DONE
BEFORE THE END OF THE SESSION ON
THE 31st.
>> I CAN TELL YOUWE'VE BEEN
MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AND ALSO CAUCUSES IN THE
LAST THREE WEEKS.
WE ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC NOW, THIS
IS A GOOD TIME I THINK.
WE HAVEN'T DRILLED DOWN THROUGH
THE WEEDS THAT'S WHERE THINGS
GET COMPLICATED, RIGHT?
SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN GOING ALONG
WITH THE ASSUMPTION, IS THAT THE
GOVERNOR BUILT INTO THE BUDGET.
WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THOSE YET.
WHEN HE GETS TO THAT POINT
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME HARDY
BAITS GOING ON AS TO WHETHER WE
CAN GO ALONG WITH THOSE
ASSUMPTIONS AND WHETHER WE CAN
GET 50 VOTES IN THE HOUSE AND 30
VOTES IN THE SENATE.
>> OF COURSE AS ONE OF THE
BUDGETEERS YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK
AT THE LINE ITEM LEVEL.
YOU'RE GOING IN TO DIG DOWN AND
DOING A DEAF DIVE ON THIS THING.
WITH ALL THE MYRIAD LINES IN
THIS BUDGET, IT WEIGHS IN LIKE
THIS.
THAT IS NO EASY TASK.
>> NO, GOT DOWN TO THAT LEL.
USUALLY WE SEND THAT TO THE
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE, FIVE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES IN THE
HOUSE, THE SENATE THEY HAVE
WITH.
WE'LL GO THROUGH IT LINE BY
LINE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL WORKING ON
THE REVENUE THAT WE'VE -- AND
THEN START ABOVE THE LINE ITEMS.
THOSE ARE THE MANDATED, THE
SPENDING THAT WILL BE
COMPLICATED, TOO.
BECAUSE THIS WILL DETERMINE HOW
MUCH MONEY IS THERE FOR THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT SERVICE.
TALK ABOUT MEDICAID, HOW MUCH.
WE STILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT AND
REACH AN AGREEMENT.
I'LL TELL YOU THIS.
IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE
PAST WHERE WE'VE AGREED WITH THE
REVENUE ESTIMATE, WE GET TO IT
WITH T LINE ITEMS THAT'S WHEN
THINGS FALL APART.
>> IT'S GETTING TO THAT ACTUAL
AGREEMENT ON THE ACTUAL TARGET
NUMBER.
BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETIMES MING
TARGET.
LAST YEAR WHEN THE BUDGET WAS
PAST THE LAST BUDGET DIDN'T
CREATE AS MUCH MONEY AS WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD.
THEN LATER ON THERE WERE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS AND WE WERE BACK IN
THE BALLPARK.
>> YEAH.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE MAKE AN END
GAME AND IT IS NOT.
IT WAS POINTED OUTED THE DYNAMIC
NUMBER, WE NEED TO CONSIDER SO
MANY THINGS.
THE GOVERNOR INCLUDED, FOR
EXAMPLE, SALE OF THE THOMPSON
CENTER.
HE DID THAT LAST YEAR.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
LOCAL -- CUT 10% LAST YEAR.
ALSO BECAUSE CORPORATE LOOPHOLES
CAN IMPACT THAT NUMBER.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER, A LEFT OVER
FROM THE BUDGET IMPASSE, LIKE
OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OFF THE
BOOK SPENDING THAT WAS DONE TO
KEEP PRISONS OPEN AND HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR SUPPLEMENTAL THERE.
>> THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL TO $1.2 MILLION.
THE PROBLEM FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE.
MOST OF IT WAS IN THE
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY, NUMBER
ONE.
I'VE BEEN ASKING TO LET US KNOW
HOW MUCH IS THAT WITH THE
PROGRAM.
IT'S A PRESSURE THERE.
THIS POINT IN TALKING ABOUT
SUPPLEMENTAL RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S STILL OUT THERE.
THOSE VENDORS ARE BASICALLY
STILL WAITING FOR -- THEY SOLD
FOOD TO THE CORRECTIONS
DEPARTMENT AND SERVICES AND THE
LIKE.
THAT'S ALL STILL KIND OF LUMPED
IN WITH THAT NEARLY $7 BILLION
AND THE BILL BACKLOG, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
SOMETHING ELSE HAS HAPPENED
TODAY.
WE HAD REPRESENTATIVE PASS THE
BILL ON THE COMMITTEE, ASKING --
LIKE $63 MILLION DATING BACK TO
2011.
HE TELLS ME HE ALREADY HAS OVER
80 VOTES.
AND SURELY GOING TO PASS THE
SENATE.
TALKING ABOUT THAT PRESSURE THAT
IS AGAIN $63 MILLION.
>> THAT'S WHY THIS WHOLE THING
STILL REMAINS A MOVING TARGET SO
HARD TO NAIL DOWN.
AT THIS POINT WE'RE COUPLE OF
WEEKS BEFORE MAY 31st I'VE
BEEN TALKING TO SOME OTHER FOLKS
TODAY.
THERE'S STILL OPTIMISTIC THAT
YOU CAN GET THE JOB DONE.
DO YOU SHARE IN THAT OPTIMISM?
>> WELL, I THINK THREE DIFFERENT
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.
THE IDEAL ONE WOULD BE THAT
SOMEHOW GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, ALL HOLD HANDS TOGETHER
AND PASS THE BUDGET WITH THAT
THEN WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
SECOND OPTION, THAT WE WORK WITH
REPUBLICANS LIKE WE HAVE IN THE
PAST AND PASS THE BUDGET WITH
THEM.
THIRD OPTION WE PASS A BUDGET
BEFORE THE END OF MAY WITH ONLY
60 DEMOCRATIC VOTES.
WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK, BECAUSE
GOVERNOR WILL VETO THIS.
WE USUALLY -- JUST LOOK AT WHAT
HAPPENS BEFORE WITH THE SENATE.
>> WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
REPRESENTATIVE FRED CRESPO
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THE
SHOW.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
TIME NOW FOR ILLINOIS SENATE
PERSPECTIVE ON THE WEEK'S NEWS,
SENATE APPROPRIATION CHAIRMAN
ANDY, BUNKER HILL DEMOCRAT ALONG
WITH JIL TRACY OF QUINCY,
REPUBLICAN SPOKESWOMAN ON THE
STATE SENATE GOVERNMENT AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE, THEY JOIN US NOW ON
"ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS" LET'S START
OFF WITH AN ISSUE THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY OF CONCERN TO BOTH OF
YOU, THE QUINCY VETERANS HOME IN
YOUR DISTRICT AND THERE WAS
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WITH
LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE OUTBREAK
L. THERE'S NEWS THIS WEEK THAT A
NEW WATER SUPPLY IS BEING FOUND
FOR THE QUINCY VETERANS' HOME
AND THERE'S ALSO A BILL, CAPITAL
BILL STARTING TO GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS HERE TO ACTUALLY
RENOVATE AND REPLACE THOSE
BUILDINGS.
>> YES.
THE FIRST COMPONENT WAS TO FIND
THE BEST POSSIBLE SAFE DRINKING
WATER.
THAT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING THAT PERHAPS
WATER FROM THE MISSISSIPPI IS
MORE PRONE TO THE BACTERIA WHICH
IS FOUND IN OUR WATER SOURCES,
UNFORTUNATELY.
PROBABLY THE BEST IDEA WAS TO
DIG A NEW DEEP WELL.
CITY OF QUINCY IS ON THAT SAME
WATER SUPPLY WHERE THE VETERANS
HOME WATER COMES FRO
AND SO IT WAS A GOOD JOINT
EFFORT TO TO SAY THE CITY ARE
PUTTING SOME MONEY, IPA GRANT
AND WATER SOURCE WHICH DEEP
WATER WELLS HAVE MUCH LESS PRONE
TO THE BACTERIA.
>> OF COURSE, THE CAMPUS THERE
IS QUITE OLD.
SOME THAT HAVE DATES BACK TO THE
LATE 19th CENTURY RIGHT AFTER
WE STARTED TAKING CARE OF
VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
SO THERE'S NOW APPEARS TO BE
STAND-ALONE CAPITAL BILL FOR THE
QUINCY -- BASICALLY REPLACING
THAT OLD CAMPUS.
THAT CAME UP THIS WEEK WAS KIND
OF A SURPRISE, GOING TO BE DEALT
WITH.
>> SEN TAR TRACY AND I HAD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ON THE
SENATE FLOOR.
I COMMEND HER FOR FILING THE
BILL.
A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
I OFFERED TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING TO GET THE PROCESS
STARTED IN THE SENATE.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S MATTERS
DEALING WITH HOW DO WE PAY FOR
IT AND WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME ON
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD BUT I THINK
THAT COULD BE A PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION DISCUSSION.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY JUST BEGS A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I WAS GOING
TO ASK.
IN TERMS OF THAT, WHERE DO YOU
FIND THE REVENUE STREAM TO
ACTUALLY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT
COULD COST UPWARDS OF A QUARTER
OF A BILLION DOLLARS?
>> IT'S PAID FROM THE CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND WHICH MEANS IT
WOULD BE BOND PROCEEDS.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE INTEGRATED
INTO THE BUDGET, CONSTRUCTION OF
THE BUDGE CHET IS UNDERWAY RIGHT
NOW BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE AND BOTH CHAMBERS.
THAT OUGHT TO BE AT THE TOP OF
THE LIST.
STARTING THAT CONVERSATION IN
THE SENATE I THINK WOULD BE A
GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY
AT THE QUINCY VETERANS HOME?
>> ABOUT 350 THIS IS A LARGE
POPULATION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE
NEED TO BE THERE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS OF VETERANS, TOO.
SO THIS WAS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT
IN BOTH CHAMBERS THAT HAVE
COMMITTED TO HELPING US GET
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
ONCE ALL EYES VISITED AND
UNDERSTOOD THE UNIQUENESS OF THE
STRONG QUINCY VETERANS HOME
BEING THE FLAGSHIP OF OUR
VETERANS HOME IN ILLINOIS WE
WERE DETERMINED WHETHER FEDERAL
LEGISLATORS AND STATE WANTED TO
CONTINUE THAT TRADITION THERE.
>> TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE.
YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING
LEGISLATION THROUGH AND
OBVIOUSLY A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO
GET SOME MOVEMENT ON THIS.
HOW SOON BEFORE YOU BREAK GROUND
AND WHAT DO WE DO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE 350 OR SO VETERANS WHO
ARE THERE AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE
IN GOOD SHAPE IN THE INTERIM?
>> THEY TEST WATER EVER DAY.
RIGHT NOW WITH THE NEW
INTRODUCTION OF THE FILTERS
WE'VE SEEN A VERY MINIMAL --
TESTING OF THOSE FILTERS, WHICH
IS A VERY PRONE.
WE'VE ALSO TAKEN STEPS TO GET A
SYCMORE NURSING HOME IS A FEW
BLOCKS AWAY THAT IF THERE IS A
PROBLEMECAUSE LOT OF
UNDERGROUND SO WE'RE BUILDING
OVER AN EXISTING PLUMBING AND
PERHAPS TEARING DOWN OLD
BUILDINGS.
SO WE MAY HAVE TO MOVE SOME OF
THOSE VETERANS, THEN THERE'S A
LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE USE OF
THIS FOR LATER USE.
BUT I WANT TO SAY ALSO, IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THERE IS FEDERAL MATCHING
AVAILABLE.
AND SENATOR DUCKWORTH HAS
COMMITTED TO HELPING US ACCESS
OR MORE OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
THIS PROJECT.
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE
THAT.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER NURSING HOME
THAT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION
FOR AWHILE, THE CONSTRUCTION
STOPPED UP IN CHICAGO.
IS THERE ANY MOVEMENT ON TRYING
TO GET THAT PLACE BACK UNDERWAY?
>> SHOULD BE PART OF THE
CONVERSATION, I THINK SOME
UNDERSCORES THE NATURE AND NEED
FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ACROSS
THE STATE.
WHETHER IT'S FOR THESE TWO
PARTICULAR HOME OR FOR ANY
NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.
THERE'S A PRETTY HEFTY LIST THAT
IS PENDING RIGHT NOW THAT SHOULD
BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
>> I SAW A LIST THE OTHER DAY
FROM THE GROUP THAT STUDIES THIS
ISSUE THAT SAID WE PROBABLY
SPENT $31 BILLION A YEAR JUST TO
KEEP PACE WITH ALL THE STUFF,
BUILDING SCHOOLS OR REPAIRING
BRIDGES, ROADS, THINGS LIKE THAT
THAT.
IS THATTISH A DISCUSSION THAT
DID TAKING PLACE?
IT'S LATE IN THIS SESSION BUT
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING OF
CONCERN TO ALL LAWMAKERS.
>> I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH.
WE LIVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
THAT VERY MUCH HAVE COMMUTERS,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ARE INTEGRAL TO
CAPITAL PLAN.
I THINK WE'LL SEE VERY MUCH
MOVEMENT, AS YOU SAY, WE'VE HAD
ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THAT I THINK
VERY MUCH WE'LL SEE THAT NEXT
SESSION.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT, OF COURSE
ALL OF THIS IS WRAPPED UP IN THE
BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.
THERE WAS A LEADERS MEETING TO
WEEK BETWEEN THE FOUR LEDGE
SLEIGHTIVE LEADERS.
AND THE WORD THAT WE'RE HEARING
PUBLICLY THAT CAME OUT OF THEM
WAS VERY CONSTRUCTIVE, NOBODY
WAS THROWING ANYTHING AT ANYBODY
THAT WE COULD TELL.
WHERE ARE WE TOWARDS GETTING
BUDGET WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF
THE MONTH?
>> I WOULD SAY THE POSITIVE
NEWS, I'VE SPENT MORE TIME WITH
MY FELLOW BUDGET NEGOTIATING
THAN I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS.
SO THAT'S A VERY BIG CHANGE FROM
RECENT YEARS.
NOTHING IS GOING TO GET SOLVED.
THERE'S GOING TO BE NO
COMPROMISE IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
FACE TO FACE CONVERSATIONS,
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY FOR
SEVERAL HOURS FOR EXAMPLE.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS GOING
TO LEAD TO SOME COMPROMISED
PROPOSAL THAT COULD BE CALLED
FOR A VOTE IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
NOT GOING TO LEASE EVERYBODY.
THESE ARE TOUGH CHOICES THAT WE
THAT HAVE TO MAKE.
THE GOOD NEWS RIGHT NOW IS THAT
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE
COMMITTED TO THOSE CONVERSATION,
IS THAT WOULD I THINK
ESSENTIALLY LEAD TO BIPARTISAN
BUDGET.
>> IN YOUR CAUCUS, THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE?
>> SAME THING.
THE BUDGETEERS AND LEADERS ARE
VERY MUCH MEETING.
IT'S BEEN QUIET.
BUT I HAVE FAITH IN THEM THAT
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT SHORT
TIMEFRAME AND SOMETIMES PRESSURE
REALLY GETS GOOD RESULTS.
>> THERE'S OLD SAYING AROUND
HERE IF YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING
THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY
TALKING BEHIND THE SCENES AND
GETTING SOME THINGS DONE.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT, WHAT REVENUE ESTIMATE ARE
WE GOING TO USE TO NAIL THIS
DOWN?
ARE WE GETTING CLOSER TO KNOWING
WHATHAT BUDGET NUMBER IS GOING
TO BE?
>> THERE WILL BE AGREED UPON
REVENUE ESTIMATE.
WHAT OUR POSITION IS IN THE
SENATE AMONG THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS IS LET'S PSENT BOTH THE
REVENUE ESTIMATE AND SPENDING
PLAN AT THE SAME TIME.
THEY SHOULD MATCH.
IT SHOULD BE IN BALANCE THAT'S
HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD.
>> AT THIS POINT LOOKING AT
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
JUST UNDER $30 BILLION, IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> IF YOU DIG DOWN INTO IT,
MINUTIA IS IMPORTANT IN BUDGET
MAKING THERE ISN'T THAT MUCH
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ESTIMATE
VERSUS EXECUTIVE BRANCH ESTIMATE
VERSUS PARTISAN ESTIMATE BETWEEN
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
I THINK THE BIGGER FOCUS IS THE
SPENDING SIDE.
THOSE TWO THINGS SHOULD BE
PRESENTED IN CONCERT WITH EACH
OTHER.
>> WHAT YOU'RE DOING BEHIND THE
SCENES IS GOING THROUGH THE LINE
ITEMS ON EACH OF THE --
LITERALLY IF NOT DOZENS OF LINES
TO GO IN THERE FIGURE OUT HOW IS
THIS GOING TO MEET OUR NEEDS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND BEYOND.
AND THERE WAS A NEW RINK THEY
WILL WEEK IN THE SENSE THAT
THE'S POTENTIAL FOR A NEW
REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS THAT IS SPORT BETTING,
THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED
STATE BANS ON SPORTS BETTING
EVERY THIS WEEK.
BEEN A DISCUSSION AT THE CAPITAL
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO
FACTOR THAT IN TO GETTING DONE
BEFORE THE END OF THE SESSION.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE ILLINOIS
TAKES A POSITION.
>> FROM A BUDGET MAKING
PERSPECTIVE WHAT I DON'T WANT TO
SEE IS AN OVER ESTIMATION OF
REVENUE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, COUNTING A
NUMBER AS A RESULT OF THE
SUPREME COURT DECISION I THINK
WOULD BE PREMATURE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE A CONSERVATIVE REVENUE
ESTIMATE THAT IS AGREED UPON
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BASE
SPENDING ON REVENUES THAT AREN'T
GOING TO COME THROUGH.
SO I'M TAKING A CAUTIOUS
APPROACH WITH THIS ONE.
I THINK WE WILL HAVE TIME TO DO
IT BUT I DON'T THINK THE TIME TO
COUNT REVENUES FOR THIS IS IN
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
>> OF COURSE, I THINK IT'S
PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WILL
MOST LIKELY WAIT UNTIL FALL OR
MAYBE EVEN SPRING OF NEXT YEAR
TO GET EVERYTHING LINED UP.
>> I DO.
I THINK HE'S SPOT ON, IN THE
PAST WE'VE BEEN TOO OPTIMISTIC
AND WE NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS AND
NOT.
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THE
SCHOOL FUNDING BILL THAT WE'VE
RECENTLY PASSED, THE SENATOR WAS
THE LEADER ON THAT,
EVIDENCE-BASED FUNDING.
WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR TEACHERS
WHEN THEY GOT THAT FIRST
PAYMENT, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT
WOULD REALLY HAPPEN.
I SEE IT AS A REAL BOOST FOR
RURAL EDUCATION.
WE'VE FOUGHT FOR A LONG TIME FOR
THE FORMULA, AND THE PRINCIPALS
ARE HAPPY WITH BEING ABLE TO
PLAN A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE CAUTIOUS IN THEIR
PLANNING BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT
THEY'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY IF IT
WILL KEEP COMING.
THEY HOPE BUT SMALLER CLASSROOMS
AND GETTING MORE MATERIALS AND
ADDING STAFF IS REALLY BEEN A
PLEASURE FOR THEM.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE -- THAT'S
EVIDENCE OF EXAMPLES OF
BIPARTISAN, TRUE BIPARTISANSHIP,
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO
WORKED ON THIS.
>> PROVIDING BETTER EDUCATION
AND SERVING OUR VETERANS,
THEY'RE NOT PARTISAN ISSUES.
THAT PART IS EASY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF
"ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS" WE'LL BE
BACK NEXT WEEK WITH THE SPRING
SECTION DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
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