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Midnight Writer

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4. Previous GOP Governor Rauner's "solution" was to cut benefits already paid for by retirees.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Fri Apr 1, 2022, 09:17 AM

Apr 2022

That is always the "go to" solution for Republicans.

He also froze State payments to nursing homes and assisted care facilities, forcing many of them out of business.

And the problem continued to grow until we put him out of office and put in a responsible team of Democrats.

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Illinois bill backlog that once climbed to $16.7B now manageable at $3.5B [View all] mucifer Apr 2022 OP

Thank You Governor Pritzker...nt global1 Apr 2022 #1

Thanks to State Comptroller Suzanna Mendoza .She is a liberal dem who was elected to mucifer Apr 2022 #2

Great job by Pritzker, et al Doc Sportello Apr 2022 #3

Previous GOP Governor Rauner's "solution" was to cut benefits already paid for by retirees. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #4