Issue Position: State Budget

Issue Position

A bloated state budget full of wasteful spending shortchanges taxpayers, state vendors and those who depend on state services. I will work to make sure Illinois government starts to live within its means, just like every family has to do when working with their household budget. The General Assembly should review all programs and every expenditure each year to make sure every penny of taxpayer money is spent wisely. Cuts will have to be made during this process. We can start with reducing the size of the state's vehicle fleet, cutting out the state's airfleet, and combining the Treasurer's and Comptroller's offices. Just like many local families, the state needs to look at creative ways to make do with less. In order to ensure lawmakers share in the sacrifice, I will push to cut legislators' pay by ten percent.

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