Senate GOP Economic Stimulus Plan
Illinois is currently 43rd in
the nation in terms of job growth, 40th in personal income growth, and 46th in
Gross Domestic Product growth but we can do seven simple things now to shock
the
Illinois economy back on track and boost economic growth by $10 billion and 40,000
high-paying jobs.
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Senate GOP Medicaid Reform Package
Illinois Medicaid
budget has ballooned out of control in recent years because of continual
expansions of the program. At the same time the backlog of Medicaid bills tops
$2 billion. Republican State Senators are urging the adoption of reforms that
will make common-sense improvements to the system and get a handle on
skyrocketing taxpayer costs.
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Senate Week in Review: August 11- 15, 2008 |
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August 15, 2008
Springfield . . . Despite being called back to the Capitol by Governor Rod Blagojevich for two more special session days on August 12 and 13, Senate Republicans anxious to get to work on fixing the states numerous problems found that Democrats would rather party and politick.
In fact, on Wednesday -- day two of the two-day Special Session -- the majority party opted to spend the morning and afternoon at the State Fair and not come to work until well after 5 p.m., said State Senator Frank Watson (R-Greenville), and even then, no progress was made on any of the topics the special session was meant to address.
However, the special session days did bring about one positive development: a vote to reject the legislative and state official pay raises that were set to go into effect automatically. |
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BUT DEMOCRATS PARTY IN SPRINGFIELD
August 13, 2008
(SPRINGFIELD) With a hard hat and shovel in hand, Senate Republicans went to work Wednesday, calling on Illinois Democrat leadership to put aside the political gamesmanship, the inter-party conflicts and the hypocrisy.
Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson said, Today, we want to remind them that Illinois desperately needs to fix its schools, roads and bridges. We need to put people to work. We need a responsible budget. We need leadership.
Senate Republicans are here and ready to work on the problems created by Governor Blagojevich and his Democrat majorities, Watson said.
The Governor called todays special session to deal with infrastructure. But just yesterday, the special session he called on education ended almost as soon as it began. And the word education was never uttered on the floor of the Illinois Senate in that special session, Watson said. |
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Illinois Senate rejects pay raise plan |
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August 12, 2008
Springfield . . . By a vote of 43 to zero, with three members voting present, the Illinois Senate voted to reject a pay raise proposal from the Compensation Review Board.
51st District Senator and Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson who voted to reject the proposal told colleagues there should be no pay raises at a time when the administration of state government is in such disarray.

State government is in shambles; nothing is getting done; people wont even sit in the same room together; its just not the time at all for anyone, anyone in the legislative process to think they deserve a pay increase, said Watson (R-Greenville). |
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Senate Week in Review: August 4 – 8, 2008 |
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August 8, 2008
Springfield . . . Legislators are scheduled to return to Springfield August 13 and 14 for another round of special sessions called this week by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to once again discuss a capital plan and education funding.
Discussions regarding a capital plan have festered since the General Assembly approved a state budget at the end of May, but no agreement has been reached.
Continued disagreements between Democrat leaders have virtually gridlocked the process, said State Sen. Frank Watson (R-Greenville). Watson, the Senate Republican Leader, said he and his fellow Republican senators will be in Springfield ready for work.
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Senate Week in Review: July 28 – August 1, 2008 |
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August 1, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Senate Republicans stressed the importance of ethics reform this week as legislative leaders and Gov. Rod Blagojevich met once again to discuss a capital construction plan, however, no agreement has been reached yet on a final proposal.
During the July 31 meeting, Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson asked Gov. Blagojevich for a commitment to bring ethics legislation addressing pay-to-play contracts into the mix with any capital plan.
Currently, an ethics reform package, House Bill 824, sits on the Governors desk, awaiting approval, said Senator Watson (R-Greenville). Watson said having laws in place that ban state contractors from giving campaign contributions to statewide office holders responsible for awarding contracts provides assurances that state money from a massive capital plan will not be used in pay-to-play schemes. |
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