Sangamon Sun

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Gov. Pritzker delivered his combined State of the State and Budget address. Unfortunately for central Illinois voters exhausted with business as usual, Rep. Sue Scherer is likely to continue her pattern of irresponsible spending.

“Voters in the 96th District overwhelmingly rejected the Tax Hike Amendment, making Sue Scherer’s record of supporting politician pay raises, tax increases on families and small businesses, and more borrowing look more out of touch than ever before,” said Jayme Odom, executive director of the Illinois House Republican Organization. “Now that voters have made it clear they do not want and cannot afford another tax increase, will Rep. Scherer finally stand with the hardworking families of her district, or will she continue to align herself with the Chicago politicians supporting her campaigns?”

Gov. Pritzker and House Democrats have repeatedly refused to implement common sense fiscal reforms, instead turning to gimmicks and wishful thinking. Last year, with Rep. Scherer’s support, Democrats passed an FY21 budget billions of dollars out of balance, hoping for federal taxpayers to bail out the mismanaged state.