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* Kurt Erickson on GOP react to the governor’s budget…
Republican lawmakers downplayed Rauner’s tough talk, saying it is early in the budgeting process.
“It’s opening day here for the budget in Springfield,” said state Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington.
But, he added, “All of those are going to be sacrifices, painful sacrifices.”
Brady himself will be asked to make a painful political sacrifice.
Illinois State University, which is in Rep. Brady’s district, is slated to receive a $23 million cut in state subsidies, a 31.5 percent reduction. Rep. Brady is the Republican Spokesman on the House Higher Education Appropriations Committee - which means if these university cuts survive the budget process, Brady will have to sponsor and argue for the approp bill in his chamber.
That’ll be fun.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 9:34 am
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Yep. There are several Republicans in addition to Brady — Chapin Rose, Scott Hays — who have lots of constituents who work in higher ed. There will be bipartisan support for less deep higher ed cuts. Still, the remaining question is: will any Republicans push for increasing revenue?
Comment by Filmmaker Professor Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 9:39 am
This is the part…where Rauner tells Brady about the $20 million…
Rauner got the GOP Caucuses cheap.
“You aren’t just going to be a ‘green light’, Mr. Brady. I expect you to carry the Bill, and speak to it too.”
Breaks my heart.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 9:40 am
Can’t sit on the sidelines anymore and wash your hands of the situation. Time to get in the game. This is definitely going to be interesting.
Comment by Demoralized Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 9:45 am
Demo, you are correct. Everyone will be there for roll call on these votes, in committee and on the floor. It won’t be easy for anyone. The situation is as such: No one skates.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 9:55 am
They will have to decide who they really represent. They should ask themselves “how would I vote on this if there was no money being given to me for my vote”?
Comment by DuPage Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 10:11 am
The budget finally agreed upon will have little resemblance to the one proposed.
Rauner’s proposal signaled that he’s more than willing to engage in budgetary slight of hand, so I doubt that the pain will be as bad as advertised.
Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 10:23 am
Rep Brady is a good man and a good legislator. He’s in leadership for a reason … to lead. Doing the right thing, the hard thing is trying. He’ll do it just fine because it must be done.
Comment by Georg Sande Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 10:24 am
Rauner’s budget is still $2.2B short of balancing.
You don’t get any add-backs, and still claim to be supporting Rauner’s approach.
As we always said: it’s “all of the above” on cuts, and it still requires more than that to balance.
Comment by walker Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 10:47 am
=== Rauner’s proposal signaled that he’s more than willing to engage in budgetary slight of hand, so I doubt that the pain will be as bad as advertised. ===
When it suits him at least, Wordslinger.
Comment by Juvenal Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 11:24 am
Republican lawmakers downplayed Rauner’s tough talk
This is because Rauner couldn’t sell his budget to anyone between the Mississippi River and the Indiana border. His “corruption” and “sacrifice” phrases didn’t inspire listeners to change when they already knew there was a problem with corruption after LOCKING UP TWO GOVERNORS and after sacrificing since 2007.
Only Rauner seemed surprised by what he said, and that isn’t good.
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 11:34 am
It has been interesting to observe how some of the Republicans have reacted to the Governor. Many of the moderates have been less than enthusiastic.
For all of his bluster Rauner is engaging in the exact same budgetary “tricks” of shifting money that he accused others of doing corruptly. He is starting the negotiation with a hard line which I do not blame him for doing. He insulted a lot of people yesterday and some will allow that to blur their vision in the process. It could be easier but it does not look like the road he has chosen.
Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Feb 19, 15 @ 12:20 pm