‘Absolutely, positively stupid’: Stateline lawmaker shares reasons behind Republican walkout during legislative session – WIFR (Rockford)

“This state has a $3.2 billion budget shortfall, and we were spending our time on the floor with listening to hateful political rhetoric,” state Rep. John Cabello said. “We decided that was enough, so we went down to the stairs on the first floor of the capitol.” The General Assembly will return to session February 18.

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