Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 7:00:45 GMT -6
Rauner ‘cautiously optimistic’ on ‘grand bargain’ budget deal
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday said he shares in the “anger” of protesters who heckled him over the state budget impasse the day before at the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus.
But Rauner painted himself as an “optimist” in the final four weeks of regular session, as the Illinois House and Senate reconvene on Tuesday.
“I’ve been hopeful in the past. It’s taken longer but right now and for awhile, there have been working groups and bipartisan meetings of legislators talking about reforms,” Rauner said. “No matter what, bringing people together around a grand bargain, it takes time but I’m cautiously optimistic [that] we’re getting there.”
That “grand bargain” to Rauner means a 2016 and 2017 budget deal to fund services that have seen drastic cuts during the impasse — but also includes reforms he says will boost the state’s economy.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-cautiously-optimistic-grand-bargain-budget-deal/
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday said he shares in the “anger” of protesters who heckled him over the state budget impasse the day before at the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus.
But Rauner painted himself as an “optimist” in the final four weeks of regular session, as the Illinois House and Senate reconvene on Tuesday.
“I’ve been hopeful in the past. It’s taken longer but right now and for awhile, there have been working groups and bipartisan meetings of legislators talking about reforms,” Rauner said. “No matter what, bringing people together around a grand bargain, it takes time but I’m cautiously optimistic [that] we’re getting there.”
That “grand bargain” to Rauner means a 2016 and 2017 budget deal to fund services that have seen drastic cuts during the impasse — but also includes reforms he says will boost the state’s economy.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-cautiously-optimistic-grand-bargain-budget-deal/