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When he talks about his track record of striking nerves in Springfield, Pat Quinn comes off as more than slightly amused.
Illinois' lieutenant governor of five years, Quinn has become increasingly vocal in calling out the General Assembly, the Cook County Board and his own boss, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, for what he perceives as intrusions into taxpayer rights.
Most recently he took issue with the Assembly's plan to give themselves pay raises as Cook County taxes steadily creep upward.
The political impasse between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael Madigan showed no signs of slowing Wednesday as the governor announced he would send another amended House bill back to state lawmakers.
Blagojevich’s version of the bill, which requires insurance companies to cover Illinois residents under their parents’ health policies until the age of 26, is just one of dozens of amendatory vetoes the governor said he will make in the coming weeks in an initiative he calls “Rewrite to Do Right.”
Illinois Sen. Republican Leader Frank Watson (R-Greenville) has been meeting with Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other Senate and House leaders in hopes of passing a capital improvement bill to repair the state's weakening infrastructure. The bill would generate state and federal funds for road and bridge repairs, school construction projects and public transit.
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