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Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin supports House Resolution 135.
It was recently filed by State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and has been signed onto by every member of the House GOP caucus.
HR 135 asserts the caucus’ objection to Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s making another “attempt to pass a graduated income tax on hardworking Illinoisans,” the House Republicans stated.
“This House Resolution is our promise to Illinois voters that we won’t stand for another tax increase as a real solution to solve our state’s fiscal problems,” Durkin said. “Illinois voters wouldn’t stand for this tax hike last year and we will oppose every effort to change their minds.”
Ugaste said that Republicans are aware of the current financial plight of the state but imposing tax hikes is not the answer to the state’s economic recovery
“It’s no secret that we have serious budget issues in Illinois, but we just can’t keep taxing our residents to cover up what has been decades of overspending and mismanagement,” said Ugaste.
Welch was looking at having the tax proceeds go to government-worker pensions.
“We can’t be paying for past liabilities with a new tax increase,” Ugaste continued. “Illinois voters made it clear they wanted no such change in our state income tax structure, and so we must find other solutions.”
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