Pritzker Praises Biden’s $1.9 Trillion ‘America Rescue Plan’ – NBC5 (Chicago)

“I’m grateful to see President-elect Biden’s serious and effective plan for bringing this pandemic to a close with the urgency Illinoisans deserve,” Pritzker said. “The American Rescue Plan promises to match this moment of national crisis. As I’ve said from the beginning, it is the responsibility of government to deliver real relief when our people are hurting."
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Bross
3 years ago

Free money for everyone! Come and get it !

Ex Illini
3 years ago

Some state and local aid will end up in the final deal, but Joe is going to need 60 votes in the Senate to pass a $1.9T in stimulus. There won’t be support for $350B to state and local goverment. Anything is more than Illinois deserves however.

Fed up neighbor
3 years ago
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Biden is going to have a tough go at 1.9t, especially $15hr, and 350 billion in state and local aid there are democrats and republicans that will not approve the full measure. And Illinois doesn’t deserve 1 red cent.

NoHope4Illinois
3 years ago

So how does a federal taxpayer bailout for Illinois end the pandemic? Or, is that what Pritzker’s illegal antics the last 9 months were really about?

Wolfnight
3 years ago

Nail. Hit. On. Head.

debtsor
3 years ago

The increased child tax credit is helpful. We are in the middle of a baby bust right now, a really bad one actually, that will effect the economy and future of the country for generations. Anything they can do to encourage middle class parents in red states to pump out conservative babies is a good thing and giving parents $3k per kid instead of $2k is helpful.

Eugene from a payphone
3 years ago

It is amazing how the first thought on the promise of new money is to spent it on new benefits. You cannot spend your way out of debt. Anyone who has fought the struggle to pay down a credit card knows this. The governments at all levels ignore it.

Wolfnight
3 years ago

So our Governor gets his bail out.

To serve the needs of:

  1. The pension deficit
  2. Illinois Unions
  3. Illinois Government Workers
  4. Illinois Government Pensioners
  5. Special interests and cronies

Nothing for the decimated private sector.

“You don’t have things unless you have a pretty large private enterprise sector
Margaret Thatcher.

Our taxes will still go up regardless.

Swell….

Last edited 3 years ago by Wolfnight

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