{"id":3577,"date":"2023-12-01T21:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccombieforillinois.com\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2023-12-16T21:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:25:56","slug":"il-house-gop-leader-mccombie-on-chicago-migrant-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccombieforillinois.com\/2023\/12\/01\/il-house-gop-leader-mccombie-on-chicago-migrant-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"IL House GOP Leader McCombie on Chicago Migrant Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW65551329 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">As Chicago and the state step up new efforts to find shelter for migrants as winter settles in,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">Illinois Republicans enlisted help from former\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">U.S.\u00a0<strong>Rep. Mayra Flores\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">(R-Texas)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">as part of new criticism\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118802107 BCX8\">from the party of the state and city\u2019s handling of the crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW118802107 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Flores and House Minority\u00a0<strong>Leader Tony McCombie\u00a0<\/strong>(R-Savanna) held a news conference in Chicago Thursday after spending the afternoon visiting with migrants living outside police stations around the city. Flores won a special election to Congress in summer 2022 before losing the general election later in the year. She\u2019s running for reelection in Texas\u2019 34th\u00a0Congressional District, which is south of Corpus Christi and includes areas along the Mexican border such as Brownsville and McAllen.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailyline.com\/texas-republican-defends-state-shipments-migrants-chicago-shift-burden-off-border-state\">Daily Line.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Chicago and the state step up new efforts to find shelter for migrants as winter settles in,\u00a0Illinois Republicans enlisted help from former\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Rep. 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