Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) released the below statement following the passage of the FY23 budget:
“Let’s call this budget what it really is—an attempt to buy your vote. For months, Republicans have proposed permanent tax relief. Instead, Democrats chose a permanent expansion to spending handing out one-time checks right before the election and then abandoning taxpayers right after the election. While some tax relief is better than none-at-all, Illinoisans deserve real relief instead of bigger government.”