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Senator Duffy in the News |
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On Wednesday, February 1, Governor Pat Quinn gave his "State of the State" address. Senator Duffy weighed in on the speech in an article from the Northwest Herald.
From the Northwest Herald:
Sen. Dan Duffy, R-Lake Barrington, bluntly said that, had he not
known better, he “would have thought I was listening to the governor of
Texas or Indiana.” The “rosy” picture Quinn painted, Duffy said, is not
right at all.
“The governor didn’t mention our state’s mountain of
debt or his plan for paying our long backlog of bills. He did, however,
describe a long laundry list of new programs and new spending he is
proposing. Does the governor understand we are broke?” Duffy said in an
email.
To read the full article from the Northwest Herald, please click here.
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Senator Duffy in the News |
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This week a judge sentenced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison. Senator Duffy weighed in on the sentence in an article from the Northwest Herald.
From the Article:
Removing Blagojevich from office was the first duty that newly sworn-in
Sen. Dan Duffy, R-Lake Barrington, faced. Duffy said that Zagel "has
turned up the heat on Illinois politicians." "I hope this sends a clear message to all of the people in Springfield
who are currently participating in the culture of corruption by their
actions or their conscious decision not to take any action when they see
corrupt activities taking place," Duffy said.
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On Tuesday, Senator Duffy introduced a bill that could eliminate leadership stipends for state legislators, and save the state roughly $1 million a year. The bill was the topic of an article from the Daily Herald.
From the Daily Herald:
“I have always believed that we (the Senate) keep adding or creating new committees so that the majority (leaders) can give out salary increases to every member by making them a ‘chairman’ of a committee,” Duffy said in an email. “We do not need all these committees. By eliminating the bonus in pay, we will save much-needed revenue. And I guarantee, a lot of these committees will disappear.”
To read the full article please click here.
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Replenishment Blood Drive for Antioch hero to be held at VFW |
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Corporal John Peck, 25 of
Antioch, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in September of 2005 and was
injured in 2007 when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device,
causing him to suffer from a tear in the right front lobe of his brain. Cpl.
Peck received a Purple Heart, then in April 2009, he re-enlisted for another
four years.
In May of 2010 in Afghanistan,
Cpl. Peck stepped on an IED and lost both legs and his right arm. Doctors were
forced to remove his left arm in surgery. Cpl. Peck received his second Purple
Heart.
This hero has undergone 27
surgeries to fight a bacterial mold and treat his injuries, and has received 81
blood transfusions. He is married, and he and his wife have a
young daughter.
LifeSource and the Antioch VFW
are hosting a replenishment blood drive for Marine Cpl. John Peck in
Antioch. Please join us in support of Cpl. John Peck and his family - event
details are below.
Monday, May 9
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Antioch VFW Post 4551, 75
North Ave, Antioch
To register, call (877) 543-3768 or visit www.lifesource.org
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Senator Duffy in the News |
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Quinn takes oath Monday to lead a state in crisis
By: Mike Riopell
SPRINGFIELD — As Gov. Pat Quinn spent the last two years begging
lawmakers to raise taxes and begin lifting Illinois out of its nearly
bottomless budget hole, people who depend on state programs in their
daily lives struggled.
For example, the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, a shelter
for the homeless and domestic abuse victims, remains on the brink of
financial calamity. The state has barely begun paying bills it's owed
the center since July, said Gretchen Vapnar, its executive director.
 As a result, some abuse victims who need help and homeless
needing a place to stay have had to wait longer than usual for aid,
Vapnar said. And her employees, some of whom make less than $30,000 a
year, have had to take a full month off without pay.
“This has been the worst financial challenge that we've ever been through,” Vapnar said.
Quinn could say the same thing about Illinois, which faces a budget problem as severe as any state in the country.
Now, after years in and around state government, Quinn will be sworn in Monday for his first full term as Illinois' governor.
By that time, lawmakers could be on the way to delivering
him the tax increase he's yearned for, as well as enough loans to pay
providers like the Community Crisis Center soon.
Or, they could be in the process of rebuking him once again.
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