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pay raises rejected
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illinois senate , mike jacobs , pay raises , special session
The special session called for education funding became a special session for pay raises. The senate voted on House Joint Resolution No. 132 that would reject the Comprehensive Review Board report for legislative pay raises. The vote carried 47 to 0, with 3 present to REJECT THE RAISES. Here's a link to the vote history.
Senator Mike Jacobs had this to say before the vote: "I encourage everyone to run for public office. It's not the greatest experience in the world but you learn a lot about yourself. I'm going to do the political thing. My newspaper friends who write bad editorials will say 'look he did the right thing.' I'm doing the wrong thing."
So far the comments about this aren't all the positive. Here's the link to the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch article which includes comments. Comments at this writing are not positive.
I say the "right thing" was done. Thanks to you, this issue did not go away, and a vote was taken. I would have voted to reject the raises and my stance would have been to get to the business at hand, even going back to the regular session. We have to address the $44 billion pension liability, the $185 million in Medicaid unpaid bills and a reasonable capital plan to boost infrastructure and help with job creation. The pay raise should not have been an issue.
When I decided to run for the state senate, I didn't know what the job paid. I did know it paid more than what I am making now. My reason for running is not the pay, but to serve. I want to serve you as your state senator. When I filed to get on the primary ballot, pay raises had not yet been discussed.
Senator Mike Jacobs had this to say before the vote: "I encourage everyone to run for public office. It's not the greatest experience in the world but you learn a lot about yourself. I'm going to do the political thing. My newspaper friends who write bad editorials will say 'look he did the right thing.' I'm doing the wrong thing."
So far the comments about this aren't all the positive. Here's the link to the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch article which includes comments. Comments at this writing are not positive.
I say the "right thing" was done. Thanks to you, this issue did not go away, and a vote was taken. I would have voted to reject the raises and my stance would have been to get to the business at hand, even going back to the regular session. We have to address the $44 billion pension liability, the $185 million in Medicaid unpaid bills and a reasonable capital plan to boost infrastructure and help with job creation. The pay raise should not have been an issue.
When I decided to run for the state senate, I didn't know what the job paid. I did know it paid more than what I am making now. My reason for running is not the pay, but to serve. I want to serve you as your state senator. When I filed to get on the primary ballot, pay raises had not yet been discussed.