During his State of the State Address, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker slammed The Fascist Felon and his co-president, Elmo, in a fiery speech that focused on his proposed budget and how cuts at the federal level will affect the state.
"Going along to get along doesn't work. Just ask the Trump-fearing red state Governors dealing with the same cuts we are. I won't be fooled twice."
"The Trump administration cut off funding for food safety inspectors for nearly a month, impacting more than 70 meat and poultry facilities in Illinois. Without these inspectors, the supply chain collapses, prices go through the roof, from farmers to truckers to meat packers to retailers, jobs will be lost," Pritzker said. "Meals on Wheels programs — which home deliver 12 million meals per year to 100,000 seniors and people with disabilities in Illinois – are on the federal chopping block. This is real. The new administration and the Republican Congress and Elon Musk intend to take these programs away."
Of course the Republicans in the General Assembly applauded when the governor announced his budget proposal would eliminate a health care program for low-income noncitizens aged 42-64 who are in the U.S. without legal permission. The Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program, which was implemented in 2022, provided Medicaid-like and costs the state general revenue fund roughly $330 million, or less than 1 percent of the overall budget.
“As always, I stand ready to work with members of the General Assembly to deliberate and negotiate the final budget, but let’s be clear, I will only sign a balance budget. If you come to the table, looking to spend more, I’m going to ask you where you want to cut,” Pritzker said in his address.
