Rather than help struggling small businesses and the thousands of Illinoisans that rely on those businesses staying afloat, Pritzker would rather put his interests first to fill the state’s bottom line.
If Governor Pritzker spent as much time governing as he does blaming others for his own failures, maybe some of these issues could have been resolved before they even started.
This is just the latest reminder that Illinois Democrats are only interested in serving themselves and not the people they were elected to represent.
Pritzker has refused to take responsibility for his own fatal mismanagement of Veteran Affairs, leading to COVID-19 spreading rapidly through the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that has taken the lives of 27 people, over 20% of residents in that facility.
Pritzker’s latest request for Madigan to answer questions is nothing new as he’s used this empty talking point numerous times the last few months, which has resulted in nothing more than providing Madigan more time to plot his next move.
Pritzker’s refusal to call for Speaker Madigan’s resignation is a complete abdication of his responsibility as the state’s highest office holder.
When asked where the Governor would be spending his Thanksgiving, he refused to commit to his own guidance on travel and did not say if he would be staying in Illinois.
It was under Governor Pritzker’s watch that the state’s unemployment agency was hollowed out, leaving them understaffed and vulnerable at a time when millions of Illinoisans were depending on assistance
With only five weeks to go until election day, Ammons’ response to the latest mistake in the run-up to the November election is unacceptable and demonstrates his complete disregard for the seriousness of his responsibility to oversee an election with integrity.
Governor Pritzker and his administration’s failures surrounding the unemployment filing system are well documented but this latest failure is a dereliction of duty.
Republican voters took to social media to report the error and upon notification, Clerk Ammons, shrugged off the mistake.
