{"id":3425,"date":"2023-02-15T07:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccombieforillinois.com\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2023-02-15T07:29:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:29:08","slug":"illinois-gop-ready-to-be-a-part-of-the-solution-on-states-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccombieforillinois.com\/2023\/02\/15\/illinois-gop-ready-to-be-a-part-of-the-solution-on-states-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois GOP \u2018ready to be a part of the solution\u2019 on state\u2019s issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Statehouse Republicans said they would advance a legislative agenda to protect at-risk kids from abuse and neglect and act to improve the state\u2019s business climate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">First-term House minority leader Tony McCombie of Savanna announced the formation of four working groups to put forth the party\u2019s agenda for the 103 General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Republicans in both the House and Senate set forth their priorities a day before Gov. JB Pritzker was scheduled to make his Budget and State of the State Address.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">\u201cRepublicans are here to work and these groups reflect not only that commitment but also our governing priorities,\u201d McCombie said. \u201cWe are ready to be part of the solution on some of our state\u2019s biggest challenges. These working groups are our first steps toward solving the problems impacting residents throughout Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">McCombie outlined the five working groups:<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature_arcad_4390\" class=\"arcad_feature\">\n<div class=\"arcad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"list__StyledUnorderedList-sc-1wwq737-2 jDVgUh\">\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 fPEQji\">Sustaining and protecting at-risk kids.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 fPEQji\">Supporting women and families.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 fPEQji\">Reigniting Illinois\u2019 economy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 fPEQji\">Promote literacy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 fPEQji\">Improve public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">The economic agenda includes establishing worker protections while using the state\u2019s resources and Midwest location to make the state attractive to job creators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Helping families would be achieved by making Illinois attractive as a place to move to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">The literacy agenda says the state must address learning loss, improve learning literacy and restore students so they are competitive in the modern workplace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature_arcad_7463\" class=\"arcad_feature\">\n<div class=\"arcad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">The policing agenda aims to make neighborhoods safe, protect law-abiding citizens and respect law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">McCombie said state representatives Tom Weber of Fox Lake, Jackie Haas of Kankakee, Dan Ugaste of Geneva, Dave Severin of Benton and Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis would serve in leadership positions for the working groups and solicit the input of policy experts and residents from across the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">State Sen. Win Stoller of Germantown Hills, who represents the 37th District, said rising energy costs was a priority of the Republican caucus in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature_arcad_7910\" class=\"arcad_feature\">\n<div class=\"arcad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">\u201cFar too many Illinois residents are facing the difficult choice of paying their power bills or paying for other basic necessities like food and medicine,\u201d Stoller said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Stoller promoted Senate Bill 2200, which allocates $200 million in rebates to affected customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Republicans want to pair the bill with the Ameren rate relief package passed during the lame-duck session that provides households with an average of $170 in rate relief.<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature_arcad_6359\" class=\"arcad_feature\">\n<div class=\"arcad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Republicans in the Senate also proposed a bill intended to ease Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations on power plants and a bill that would create a power grid task force that would require lawmakers to review the effects energy policies have on energy production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 eJGKLK body-paragraph\">Stoller said Republican lawmakers will be sending a letter to the governor requesting emergency rulemaking procedures to push more power onto the grid and revise permit procedures that would pave the way to develop natural gas plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/news\/2023\/02\/15\/republicans-in-general-assembly-list-legislative-priorities\/https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/news\/2023\/02\/15\/republicans-in-general-assembly-list-legislative-priorities\/\">Read more on Shaw Local<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statehouse Republicans said they would advance a legislative agenda to protect at-risk kids from abuse and neglect and act to improve the state\u2019s business climate. 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