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Statement from IL House Speaker Madigan on Education Funding Reform Bill

Speaker Michael Madigan
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (IllinoisLawmakers on YouTube)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2017.  Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Tuesday:

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“Throughout three years of the governor’s budget crisis, we saw very clearly that political theater is not a substitute for real leadership. By calling a special session while he refuses to negotiate and even says ‘there’s nothing to discuss,’ the governor is continuing to create a crisis that pits one child against another.

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