Wallace: Rauner’s Budget Plan Prioritizes Politics over People -- Press Release Attached
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: June 16, 2016 Rep. Litesa Wallace 815-987-7433 Litesa@StateRepWallace.com Wallace: Rauner's Budget Plan Prioritizes Politics over People ROCKFORD, Ill. – State Rep. Litesa Wallace, D-Rockford, on Thursday was critical of funding left out of Gov. Bruce Rauner's stop-gap budget proposal that would sacrifice critical funding for Illinois' working families, children and senior citizens while sparing the wealthiest Illinoisans, and prioritizing expenses like office supplies for state agencies over domestic violence shelters, breast cancer screening programs and financial aid for college students. "Illinois has gone nearly a year without a state budget and that is simply unacceptable," Wallace said. "Now, the governor wants legislators to vote for a budget that massively underfunds programs that keep seniors in their own homes and provide essential s