House OKs borrowing, sends construction package to Quinn

State Journal-Register

June 30, 2009 by Doug Finke and Ryan Keith

The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Monday to borrow nearly $2.3 billion as part of the solution to the state’s budget puzzle.

The House also sent Gov. Pat Quinn a series of public works construction bills that the House has kept from the governor for weeks using a parliamentary move…

…“There are some substantive things we need to talk about in reform and cuts and new programs” before agreeing to a tax hike, said House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego.

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