Gov.-elect Rauner's Message To Quinn, Legislature: Whoa!
From the Chicago Sun-Times
In his first news conference since Tuesday’s election, Republican Governor-elect Bruce Rauner had a message for the state Legislature:
Do not proceed without me.
Rauner lay down the gauntlet, making clear he believed it would be “very inappropriate” for state lawmakers — or Gov. Pat Quinn — to tackle weighty issues during the lame duck session.
On Tuesday, Rauner became the first Republican headed to the governor’s mansion since former Gov. George Ryan left office in 2003. His swearing-in isn’t until mid-January.
“I hope that there will be no real significant action taken during the lame duck and with a governor on the way out. I hope that anything of significance to be addressed can wait until mid-January so we can all deal with it together on a bipartisan basis,” Rauner said when asked how he planned to tackle an expiring income tax hike that is now helping fill a budget hole.
“Because the impact of major decisions can be so lasting and can have such a dramatic change on the future of the state, to have those decisions made by folks who are on their way out of office, in their last few days in office — that would be very inappropriate.”
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From the Chicago Sun-Times
In his first news conference since Tuesday’s election, Republican Governor-elect Bruce Rauner had a message for the state Legislature:
Do not proceed without me.
Rauner lay down the gauntlet, making clear he believed it would be “very inappropriate” for state lawmakers — or Gov. Pat Quinn — to tackle weighty issues during the lame duck session.
On Tuesday, Rauner became the first Republican headed to the governor’s mansion since former Gov. George Ryan left office in 2003. His swearing-in isn’t until mid-January.
“I hope that there will be no real significant action taken during the lame duck and with a governor on the way out. I hope that anything of significance to be addressed can wait until mid-January so we can all deal with it together on a bipartisan basis,” Rauner said when asked how he planned to tackle an expiring income tax hike that is now helping fill a budget hole.
“Because the impact of major decisions can be so lasting and can have such a dramatic change on the future of the state, to have those decisions made by folks who are on their way out of office, in their last few days in office — that would be very inappropriate.”
Read more in our daily News Update...