(34 quotes found)
“So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there.”
Rebecca Rausch
“The organizations listed on our news release verbally gave us their support and indicated they'd be sending in letters.”
“Agency directors were asked to help the governor promote All Kids where they can,”
“The governor hasn't ruled anything out, but I would characterize that as a distant option.”
“We think the right way to provide relief is through tapping the strategic petroleum reserves.”
“Patti was able to work much more this year than she has in recent years, ... For one, she wasn't pregnant and she didn't have a newborn at home.”
“Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does.”
“We don't see this as (an expansion of gambling) because it's something that the lottery can already do. It's comparable to a new convenience store going up that sells lottery tickets. That wouldn't be an expansion of gambling.”
“This is a game of chance that is considered a lottery game. The lottery has specific abilities and they wouldn't have the ability to do video poker for instance.”
“The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.”
