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| Lawmakers React To State of the State |
One lawmaker says there should have been more talk about pension reform in the Governor's State of the State speech heard live Wednesday afternoon on WGIL, while another says at least he said something about it.
Both Democratic State Senator John Sullivan and Republican State Representative Don Moffitt say the matter has to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
Sullivan tells WGIL he also wasn't too fond of the fact it didn't really get much of a mention.
"It's actually page 12 of a 13 page speech before he really talked about it," says Sullivan. "Even then it was just that we have a problem and we need to come up with a solution. I just thought he would really focus on that more because really everything from the financial aspect of the state, everything hinges on coming up with that solution. We have to do it."
Moffitt tells WGIL he doesn't expect the pension reform bill currently identified as Senate Bill One to pass in its current form, but whatever does pass, needs to be done soon, and with one thing in mind.
"Anything we do we have to watch and have to make it pass any constitutional test or statutory test," says Moffitt. "Essentially that's guaranteeing those that are retired that they will get what they were told they would get."
Sullivan says he would take a look at Governor Pat Quinn's proposal to gradually increase the minimum wage to 10-dollars an hour, even though he understands the business community.
Moffitt says that business climate needs to be improved. |
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| 02 06 13 by Newsroom |
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