State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) reacted to Wednesday’s 77-44 vote on the House Rules.
Grant recalled Speaker Chris Welch’s promise when he replaced Mike Madigan that he was going to be a voice of reform. Madigan was the House Speaker for 36 of the past 38 years.
“When Speaker Welch replaced Speaker Madigan he promised to usher in a new era of bipartisanship and democratic processes,” she said in her statement.
But with how the votes turned out, where the majority rejected all of the Republicans' proposed reforms, Grant said that the House will basically be operated similarly to how it was conducted under Madigan for decades.
“After so long under the autocratic rule of Madigan in the people’s House, such promises offered much-needed relief and hope. Unfortunately, these rules indicate that House business will be conducted in much the same way it was previously.”
She urged that changes should still take place to bring people’s confidence in their state government back.
“If we here in Springfield are to restore trust, accountability, and hope in the minds of Illinoisans everywhere, there is a lot more that we need to do.”
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