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* Media advisory…
What: Gov. Rauner is with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today for the announcement of a major rail infrastructure grant for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project. The event is being live streamed at www.Transportation.gov.
Where: U.S. Department of Transportation - West Atrium, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, D.C.
Date: Friday, June 8, 2018
Time: 12:oo p.m. CST/ 1:oo p.m. EST
* Lynn Sweet…
Running for re-election, Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has distanced himself from the Trump administration and this city, will be here on Friday for a press event to highlight a $132 million federal rail infrastructure grant for crucial improvements needed in Chicago’s crowded rail network.
The grant was already announced on Tuesday in press releases from Rauner, a Republican and Democratic Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth plus Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill.
Rauner, locked in a battle with Democratic governor nominee J.B. Pritzker, has been traveling the state highlighting infrastructure projects, so the trip here at this time fits into his latest campaign theme.
Rauner will attend a press conference with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, providing him with a photo op that could be useful to his campaign. […]
I asked Lipinski about Rauner’s role in landing the grant and he said, “there is nothing that suggests that Gov. Rauner has a lot of clout in the Trump Administration, so it’s hard to say.”
* Pritzker campaign…
Bruce Rauner is taking his election-year stunts to the next level — flying to the nation’s capital today to tout a federal grant that was already announced.
In 2014, Rauner slammed election-year photo ops: “What I won’t do… is fail to invest in our infrastructure for years and run around at the last-minute making promises.” But today, Rauner is doing just that — attending a sham ribbon cutting without several members of the Illinois delegation that fought for the federal funds. […]
“Bruce Rauner is flying to DC for another sham ribbon cutting for a federal grant he already announced,” said Pritzker campaign spokesman Jason Rubin. “This failed governor let Illinois’ infrastructure crumble, and now thinks posing for a photo op with the Trump administration will mask his failed record and flailing re-election campaign.”
He’s recycling ads from the primary and now he’s recycling announcements. It’s campaign season.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:54 am
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===Rauner will attend a press conference with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,===
Will her dad be there too?
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/06/elaine-chao-father-james-transportation-department-569686
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:58 am
dear people who tried to unseat Lipinski, that quote is exactly why his presence on transportation issues is fine
Comment by Amalia Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:07 am
Is it infrastructure week already?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:10 am
is this trip on tax payers dime or the campaign expense
Comment by 13TH Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:13 am
It is the Bicentennial year. Maybe he’s going to re-announce all of the infrastructure projects for the past 200 years.
Comment by Demoralized Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:22 am
Trump is safely out of the country so Bruce can go to D.C.
Comment by West Side the Best Side Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:23 am
Curious. Did his press peeps line up feeds for Chicago TV? If not, what’s the point?
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:29 am
At least he didn’t travel all the way to Germany again to make a re-announcement.
Comment by Juice Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:33 am
Rauner was criticizing Quinn for promising state resources at the last minute, whereas he is now going to D.C. thanks to a federal grant. Seems like an important distinction missing here (since federal grant ≠ state promise of resources).
Comment by Friday Facts Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:41 am
===since federal grant ≠ state promise of resources===
lol
Next!
Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 11:44 am
To top it off, BTIA can’t even get the details of their own advisory correct. This event is not being “live streamed.” It might be available after the fact, but it ain’t streaming live.
Comment by Osborne Smith III Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 12:08 pm
Why doesn’t Lipinski be honest and just switch parties?
Comment by Streamwood Retiree Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 12:11 pm
===Why doesn’t Lipinski be honest and just switch parties?===
I dunno, I kind of miss the old days when people couldn’t be hard-classified into one of two buckets, and who worked together on common issues where they could put aside their disagreements on others.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 12:35 pm
- Streamwood Retiree - Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 12:11 pm:
Because he is not a Republican. Why don’t you be honest and understand that Lipinski is old school Democrat.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 12:55 pm
He votes like a Republican, why don’t you be honest and admit that he has no Democratic values. He’s a total conservative. He is nothing like Adlai Stevenson. More like George Wallace.
Comment by Streamwood Retiree Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 2:34 pm
===He votes like a Republican===
If anything, Lipinski is a traditional Reagan Democrat that now seems to think they are Republicans and always have been Republicans, when in reality the Democrats continued left swing has left those Reagan Democrats few allies in the now “traditional” Democratic Party.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 2:36 pm
“tout a federal grant that was already announced.”
1.4% gotta have somethin’ to do since he ain’t governin’.
Comment by Huh? Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 2:40 pm