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Another unbalanced budget isn't going to right the sinking ship that is Illinois, Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) told his fellow lawmakers as the Senate adjourned on Wednesday without a budget agreement.
“We have a duty to pass a balanced budget and when will the legislative majority learn that we cannot continue to ‘tax and spend’ our way to prosperity,” Fowler said, according to a press release. “In the few months that I have been the Senator for the 59th District, I have tried to fight for my constituents by being a voice for common-sense. After 15 years of unbalanced budgets, and an attempt at a 16th unbalanced budget, we can’t continue the same broken routine.”
Illinois has not had a full-year budget in two years, and entering a third fiscal year without a budget stands to further damage the state’s credit rating and publicly funded institutions like schools and social services. According to a Reuters report, the General Assembly will continue working toward an agreement in a special session with a June 30 deadline. The new fiscal year begins July 1.
Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg)
“Our work is incomplete,” Fowler said, according to the press release. “I stand ready to work with my fellow lawmakers to reach a solution. The continued insecurity and instability is what seems to be the worst for our constituents.”
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